![]() ![]() Dum Dum Boys struck a chord with us, kind of missing the old days and the old gang we used to hang out with.” I had this album on cassette, and it was one of the first albums that I got really into. “There seemed to be a real synchronicity to it. “For the B side it made real sense to us to cover one of Iggy’s songs off “The Idiot”, says drummer David Blackwell. In a further homage to Iggy, the B-side features The Lovely Eggs own take on ‘Dum Dum Boys’ from Iggy’s defining 1977 album ‘The Idiot’. He takes you on a weird journey into the moronic underworld, populated by monsters, robots, us and Iggy Pop.” “But this time we roped in the amazing Sean McAnulty whose work we’ve admired for ages. “We’ve made a couple of claymation videos ourselves before,” continues Holly. The video for the ‘I, Moron’ single is suitably deranged, drawing you into The Lovely Eggs claymation world. For him just to say nothing but “moron” over and over again fitted in with the sentiment of the song perfectly. “Being in The Lovely Eggs we’re kind of used to surreal experiences but collaborating with Iggy Pop takes the biscuit,” exclaims Eggs singer/guitarist Holly Ross. “I like everything I hear by The Lovely Eggs.” “The wonderful, wonderful Lovely Eggs,” said Iggy in that unmistakable drawl. ![]() Throughout the pandemic, Iggy has been playing The Lovely Eggs on his 6 Music show which led to the new collaboration, out today, called ‘I, Moron’ via the bands on Egg Records label. The Lovely Eggs do not give up!īut in that time, they’ve made a new fan and friend in Iggy Pop, the Godfather of punk, and without doubt, the coolest street walking cheetah to ever stalk the earth. These tour dates have now been rescheduled a staggering seven times independently by the band and are now, thankfully, set to start later this month (full dates below). The Lovely Eggs pushed ahead, and the album came out to critical-acclaim and indie chart-topping status, but their plans to tour it far and wide were clearly scuppered. They've never been afraid to swim against the current and now they've got an army of fans behind them.UK DATES SCHEDULED FOR JULY/AUGUST AND BEYONDīack in the old world at the start of 2020, our psychedelic punk heroes The Lovely Eggs were primed to release their new album ‘I Am Moron’ – the Lancaster duo’s greatest work yet, over-flowing with political venom and fresh ideas, set to a gloriously independent noise. They are selling out bigger and bigger venues and more eggheads are joining them in their crusade against bullshit. With no booking agent, manager, record label or publisher TLE are truly independent. While in contrast, Insect Repellent launches a gonzo-style attack against the middle classes and Bearpit questions the essence of working class freedom. Some songs flicker between an earthly realism and the otherworldly loneliness of a one way space mission. Continuing the heaviness of " This is Eggland" "I am Moron" brings more depth to their sound bringing with it a mix of heavy psych, pop and strangeness. During the recording, Lancaster Musicians Co-op was threatened with closure so the band put their album on hold to fight the eviction. "I Am Moron" was self recorded by the band in Lancaster ("The Twin Peaks of Northern England") between Lancaster Musicians Co-op and their home. They're undoubtedly the most real band in Britain, operating in a world when true authenticity is hard to find. They call out everything fake and plastic about the music industry and demand you to re-evaluate on their terms. Working in an industry whose currency is money, success and nepotism, TLE want none of it. Operating out of their hometown of Lancaster TLE are lonely pioneers and self confessed kings of idiocy. Both metaphorically and geographically the married couple have chosen to shun the social conventions of normal life and dedicated their band and their life to the pursuit of what feels right. Throughout their 13 year career, TLE have embraced isolation. It is their second album co-produced and mixed by Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Tame Impala) and continues their journey through Eggland into the unknown. "I am Moron" is the follow up to their critically acclaimed 2017 album "This is Eggland". ![]()
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