Psychedelic punk duo The Lovely Eggs are emerging from lockdown with a new single featuring punk legend Iggy Pop.
I, Moron will be released via their own Egg Records on July 9 as a limited edition yellow 7in single.
They hope it will recapture the momentum of recent album, I Am Moron, which got derailed by the pandemic.
Chart topper
The record, which many critics regard as The Lovely Eggs’ best yet (our review is here), topped the indie charts.
But their plans to tour it were scuppered, with the dates having to be rescheduled at least five times.
More than a year later, The Lovely Eggs have yet to play the new album live.
But they did make a new fan in Iggy Pop, who’s been playing The Lovely Eggs on his 6 Music show.
Now they’ve announce a collaboration with the godfather of punk for new song, I, Moron, which isn’t on the album.
“Being in The Lovely Eggs we’re kind of used to surreal experiences, but collaborating with Iggy Pop takes the biscuit,” says singer/guitarist Holly Ross.
Surreal experiences
“It’s actually unbelievable. For him just to say nothing but “moron” over and over again fitted in with the sentiment of the song perfectly.
“He just GOT it. We are all morons. In a world of moronic things. In a world of moronic ideas. You are moron. I am Moron. We are Moron.”
In homage to Iggy, the B-side features The Lovely Eggs’ take on Dum Dum Boys from his 1977 album The Idiot.
“For the B-side it made real sense to us to cover one of Iggy’s songs off The Idiot, says drummer David Blackwell.
“There seemed to be a real synchronicity to it. I had this album on cassette, and it was one of the first albums that I got really into.
Striking a chord
“Dum Dum Boys struck a chord with us, kind of missing the old days and the old gang we used to hang out with.”
The single will feature artwork (featuring a three-headed Iggy/Eggy beast) by the brilliant Casey Raymond, and is a limited edition of 1,000 yellow vinyl 7in singles.
The Lovely Eggs hope to start gigging again on Thursday, July 8, at Metronome in Nottingham, followed by eight more dates ths summer.
They will play more UK dates between April and June 2022, with several already sold out. For full details, visit their website HERE.
