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The Lovely Eggs are a two-piece
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psychedelic punk rock band from Lancaster,
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. They consist of married couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell. Ross was formerly the lead singer and guitarist in the all-female band
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Career

The band formed in 2006, playing their first ever gig in
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and then returning to the UK to play nationwide shows. They gained recognition from radio coverage on
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and BBC Radio 6, from DJs such as
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,
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and
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. In May 2008, they were invited into the BBC Radio 6 studio to do a live session for Marc Riley's Brain Surgery show. In August of the same year, they were again invited back to the
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to do a session for Huw Stephens, this time for BBC Radio 1. In October 2008, their first EP entitled '' Have You Ever Heard The Lovely Eggs?'' was released through Cherryade Records, which was again well received with positive reviews and more
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. In the same month, the lead track from their ''Have You Ever Heard The Lovely Eggs?'' EP ("Have You Ever Heard A Digital Accordion?"), was named XFM 'Single of The Week' by John Kennedy and subsequently played every night of that week on his show. They released their debut album, ''If You Were Fruit'', in June 2009 on Cherryade Records in the UK, and in August on HHBTM Records in the US, and promoted both with a tour of the UK and US. The next release was a ''
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'' inspired, limited edition Halloween CD. It was released in October 2009, promoted with an exclusive video for Artrocker TV. Following this, the band collaborated on a limited edition
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release, with an all-female band from
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, Hotpants Romance, with songs that were won in a
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by audience members whilst the two bands toured together in June 2009. The tape named ''Songs about People We met on Tour'' was released in February 2010. The Lovely Eggs were invited to perform at SXSW in March 2010, where they recorded a live video collaboration with musician and artist
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from the band
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. In early 2010, they also toured in the UK with
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from Art Brut's new band, Everybody Was In The French Resistance... Now. They spent the rest of 2010 touring and playing festivals. On 30 January 2011, they released their single "Don't Look at Me (I Don't Like It)", for which the video featured a guest appearance from "John Shuttleworth" as the man with the sausage roll thumb. The single gained plays from Radio 1 and 6 Music. The album ''Cob Dominos'' from which the single came was released on 14 February 2011. The second single "Fuck It" from the album ''Cob Dominos'' was released on limited edition 7" vinyl on 30 May, a bank holiday Monday, which true to the band's "fuck it" philosophy meant not only could DJs not play it, but all the shops were shut so no one could buy it. However its B-side, "Watermelons", did enjoy radio play from 6 music DJs. The band toured the UK and Europe after the album's release, including a European tour supporting Art Brut in September 2011. The third single from ''Cob Dominos'', "Panic Plants" was released on 7" vinyl 31 October 2011 accompanied by a video by Eilir Pierce. On 5 December 2011, they released the first 7" single "Allergies" from their third album ''Wildlife'' on the
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Label. The single was produced by
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who also appeared in the video (produced by Casey Raymond). Allergies won the vote in
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's round table on 6 music and also won
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's rebel playlist with 82% of the public vote. The single sold out before release date and received airplay from both 6 Music and Radio 1. "Food", the second single from their then forthcoming album ''Wildlife'', was released on 14 May 2012. Following its release
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's
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remixed the track for release on his own Ample Play label. "Wildlife" was released on 26 November 2012, with their third and final single from the album "I Just Want Someone To Fall In Love With" being released the previous week. The Lovely Eggs toured to promote ''Wildlife'' while Holly was five months pregnant, and the band took a short break before releasing their fourth album ''This Is Our Nowhere'' in April 2015. On 27 April 2015, "Magic Onion" the first single from ''This Is Our Nowhere'' was released on 7" green splatter vinyl on the Cardiff-based label Flower of Phong, run by video director Casey Raymond and was accompanied by an illustrated booklet designed by Casey. The single received airplay on 6 Music and Radio 1 and was accompanied by a video also made by Casey Raymond. On
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2015, the band released a special early edition black and white pressed vinyl LP of ''This Is Our Nowhere'': a title which sums up the band's celebration and love of a scene which doesn't exist in the eyes of the manufactured mainstream.The record received 8/10 in ''
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'' magazine. In November 2015, the band released the second single from the album "Goofin Around In Lancashire" released on 7" "Egg" Vinyl, presented in a hand-packaged plastic case. The song received airplay on both 6 Music and Radio 1 with Marc Riley declaring it one of his top tracks of 2015. The Lovely Eggs were invited in to play two sessions for Marc Riley one after each single release. The Lovely Eggs toured the UK in March, May and November 2015 promoting the ''This Is Our Nowhere'' album after each single release and played mainly sold-out gigs. They have been described in ''NME'' as "One of the country's most beloved underground bands." In October 2016, they released 7" Vinyl "Drug Braggin" on Egg Records. Follow-up 7", "I Shouldn't Have Said That" was released in November 2017. ''This Is Eggland'', produced by
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and released in early 2018, displays a new musical direction for the band, a "heaviness that at one stage would have seemed unthinkable".


Discography


Singles

*"I Like Birds But I Like Other Animals Too" - Split 7" with The Sexual Hot Bitches (2008) (Filthy Little Angels) *"Haunt Me Out" Limited Edition CD with free half-heart Laura Palmer necklace (October 2009) (Cherryade Records) *"Don't Look At Me (I Don't Like It)" (2011) (Cherryade Records) *"Fuck It" 7" Vinyl (30 May 2011) (Cherryade Records) *"Panic Plants" 7" Vinyl (31 October 2011) (Cherryade Records) *"Allergies" 7" Yellow Vinyl (5 December 2011) (Too Pure) *"Food" 7" Vinyl (14 May 2012) (Cherryade Records) *"I Just Want Someone To Fall In Love With" (19 November 2012) (Egg Records) *"Magic Onion" 7" Vinyl splatter vinyl (27 April 2015) (Flower of Phong) *"Goofin Around In Lancashire" 7" Vinyl White Egg (13 November 2015) (Egg Records) *"Drug Braggin'" 7" Psychedelic Swirl Vinyl (October 2016) (Egg Records) *"I Shouldn't Have Said That" (November 2017) (Egg Records) *"Wiggy Giggy" 7" Limited Edition Vinyl (16 February 2018) (Egg Records) *"This Decision" (10 January 2020) (Egg Records) *"Still Second Rate" (03 April 2020) (Egg Records)


EPs

*''Fried Egg'' CD (2007) Homemade Limited edition CDR *'' Have You Ever Heard The Lovely Eggs?'' 7" Yellow Vinyl (2008) (Cherryade Records)


Albums

*''If You Were Fruit'' (2009) (Cherryade Records) (
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- US release) *''Cob Dominos'' (2011) (Cherryade Records) *''Wildlife'' (2012) (Egg Records) *''This Is Our Nowhere'' (2015) (Record store day vinyl only release 25 April, full release 4 May) (Egg Records) *'' This Is Eggland'' (2018) (Egg Records) *''I Am Moron'' (2020)


Tapes

*''Songs About People We Met On Tour'' (2010) Collaboration with Manchester band Hotpants Romance


Compilation appearances

*"Have You Ever Heard a Digital Accordion?" ''Grrrls Talk'' Compilation (Four Life Entertainment) (Japan) (October 2010) *"I Like Birds But I Like Other Animals Too" on ''Broadcast One: New music handpicked by Dandelion Radio'' CD (2010) (Odd Box Records) *"I Like Birds But I Like Other Animals Too" SXSW Liverpool Soundcity Promo Compilation CD (March 2009) *"Tyrannosaurus Rex for Christmas" (Cherryade 4 Christmas Comp) Cherryade Records (UK) (December 2008) *"In Watermelon Sugar" (Recipe Book compilation) The Recipe Book Records (NL) (September 2008) *"I'm in Your Scene" (Ladyfest Manchester Compilation) Cherryade Records (UK) (August 2008) *"I'm Going to Build My Snowman Better Than Yours" (Cherryade 3 Christmas Compilation) Cherryade Records (UK) (December 2007) *"In Watermelon Sugar" on ''Ammehoelahop Vinyl LP'' (Transformed Dreams) (NL) (October 2006)


References


External links

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The Lovely Eggs
on MySpace * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovely Eggs, The English indie rock groups Rock music duos British indie pop groups English musical duos Male–female musical duos Musical groups from Lancashire