The Lovely Eggs were invited to perform at SXSW in March 2010, where they recorded a live video collaboration with musician and artist Jad Fair from the band Half Japanese. The tape named Songs about People We met on Tour was released in February 2010. Following this, the band collaborated on a limited edition cassette release, with an all-female band from Manchester, Hotpants Romance, with songs that were won in a raffle by audience members whilst the two bands toured together in June 2009. It was released in October 2009, promoted with an exclusive video for Artrocker TV. The next release was a Twin Peaks inspired, limited edition Halloween CD. 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. 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. 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 airplay.
In August of the same year, they were again invited back to the BBC to do a session for Huw Stephens, this time for BBC Radio 1. In May 2008, they were invited into the BBC Radio 6 studio to do a live session for Marc Riley's Brain Surgery show.
They gained recognition from radio coverage on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 6, from DJs such as Marc Riley, Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq. The band formed in 2006, playing their first ever gig in New York City and then returning to the UK to play nationwide shows. Ross was formerly the lead singer and guitarist in the all-female band Angelica. They consist of married couple Holly Ross and David Blackwell. The Lovely Eggs are a two-piece lo-fi psychedelic punk rock band from Lancaster, England. Punk, garage rock, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi, psychedelic rock, noise pop Not much goes on up here and there’s not much to do so it’s kind of like living in space.The Lovely Eggs at Cafe Saki, Manchester, 2010. It might be a shithole, but it’s OUR shithole and we love it. We feel the same about Lancaster where we live. It was pretty deep and we really identified with it. Of the single, guitarist/vocalist Holly Ross said: It is inspired by a book we used to read to our son, about a spaceman who went off exploring other planets but every planet he went to, there was something inhospitable or wrong with it and when he landed back on planet Earth he realised that after all his cosmic travels that earth was the best place for him to live. Both their hometown show in Lancaster, which kicks off the tour, and closing show in Manchester have also sold out. The London show at the legendary 100 Club on 16 February sold out four weeks in advance.
The pair will play their seventh live session for Marc Riley on Tuesday 6 February before heading out on a UK tour on 8 February, supported by Porky the Poet (AKA Phill Jupitus) and Mr Ben and The Bens. It went on to win Roundtable and was the most popular track on both Steve Lamacq and Marc Riley’s show on consecutive weeks. Steve Lamacq stated, “I can’t get enough of this record at the moment,” and made it the “Lamacq livener” (where it has been played every day for a week). The single is already receiving a tremendous response from radio and has been added to the BBC 6 Music playlist. “Wiggy Giggy” takes us on a cosmic odyssey where “normal” life and always “striving for more” meet something more magical! Where the grass is not always greener whatever side you look from.
Northern psych-punk duo The Lovely Eggs have premiered their new single, “Wiggy Giggy”, via GLIDE – leading up to the release of their new Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips/Mercury Rev/Tame Impala) produced album, This Is Eggland, out on 23 February on the band’s own Egg Records. Sat 17 – Band on the Wall, Manchester (Sold Out) Thurs 8 Feb – The Yorkshire House, Lancaster (Sold Out)įri 9 Feb – The Brudenell Social Club, Leedsįri 16 – Feb The 100 Club, London (Sold Out) Ben and The Bens London single release party on 16 February at 100 Club is SOLD OUT as is hometown show in Lancaster and Manchester date at Band on The Wall UK tour starts 8 February with support from Phill Jupitus (Porky The Poet) and Mr.
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