Lo-fi psych-punk duo The Lovely Eggs have announced April 3 as the release date for their sixth album, I Am Moron, on their own Egg Records.
And as well as releasing the first taste of the new material today in the shape of new single This Decision, they have also announced a UK tour to tie in with the album release.
Formed in Lancaster in 2006, The Lovely Eggs are a lo-fi psychedelic punk band consisting of married couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell.
Throughout their 13-year career, The Lovely Eggs have embraced isolation, shunning the social conventions of normal life and dedicating their band and their life to the pursuit of what feels right.
They call out everything fake and plastic about the music industry and demand you to re-evaluate on their terms.
With no booking agent, manager, record label or publisher, The Lovely Eggs are truly independent. And this isn’t due to economics. It’s by design.
For the last two years, they have sat back and watched England and the rest of the planet slowly eat itself. I Am Moron – the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed 2017 album This Is Eggland – is the result of their observations – an analysis of a modern culture that is bringing the world to its knees.
This Decision is the first taste of the new album – an outright attack on greed and mindless consumerism and a fierce defence of a no-frills lifestyle they have chosen to pursue.
The single goes further than capturing the zeitgeist of Brexit Britain. It’s about choice and the lack of choice in society. This decision is all mine. Is it?
The song has already been supported on the airwaves by broadcasters such as Iggy Pop, Marc Riley, Steve Lamacq, Chris HawkinsandTom Robinson, and the swirling, cacophony of images and psychedelic psychosis resonating from the video perfectly represent the song’s seething 2 mins 50 secs of rage.
“For the video we wanted something with the pedal to the frigging floor,” explains frontwoman Holly. “The track is pretty intense, so we wanted something to match that and to take a pop at the moronic relentless capitalist culture that we’re surrounded by these days.”
Released on limited edition 7in vinyl and accompanied by artwork designed by Casey Raymond, This Decision is a powerful harsh hit at reality.
The Lovely Eggs say it how it is. They’ve never been afraid to swim against the current and they’ve got a growing army of fans behind them.
The Lovely Eggs’ I Am Moron UK tour dates:
April 2020
Thur 9 The Cluny, Newcastle
Fri 10 The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds *SOLD OUT*
Sat 11 The Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
Sun 12 The Bullingdon, Oxford
Mon 13 The Fleece, Bristol
Tues 14 The Loft, Southampton
Wed 15 The Portland Arms, Cambridge *SOLD OUT*
Thur 16 Komedia, Brighton
Fri 17 The Garage, London
Sat 18 Gorilla, Manchester *SOLD OUT*
May 2020
Fri 1 The Mash House, Edinburgh
Sat 2 CCA, Glasgow
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