Eels’ Mark Oliver Everett disputes the ‘sad band’ tag: ‘All I’ve tried to do is reflect life’

When Mark Oliver Everett finds himself recognized, as he is on a recent morning at a Los Feliz cafe, it’s hard for him to know exactly who it is he’s supposed to be.

Granted, he’s the sole permanent member of the band Eels, which saw some MTV exposure in the ’90s and has continued as a kind of…