“This is an absolute gutter for us but with little direction from the government, we don’t want to put people’s safety and lives at risk. The Sunday Times called it “A Triumph”, ★★★★ “I am Moron is much cleverer than it would have you believe”- The Telegraph, ★★★★ – I Paper, 9/10- Louder Than War, “An act of fine calibration of noise and sweetness”- Q, “Packed with their observations of modern culture and the utter madness of the current world”- Sunday Mirror, Album of the month- Classic Rock, “Their Best Record Yet”- Long Live Vinyl, 8/10- Uncut, “Anarcho spirit dominates”- MOJO, “Excellent”- Brooklyn Vegan.ĭespite all of this deserved praise and success, the band have obviously been gutted to not be able to play live throughout this period, and due to the on-going Coronavirus situation, have made the tough decision to cancel all scheduled live appearances this year and have focused their attentions and hopes on a UK tour in February 2021. ‘I am Moron’ was declared “Album of the Day” by BBC 6 Music and received critical acclaim from the national press. It also took the Number One spot in the UK vinyl charts as well as the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.ĭebut single ‘This Decision’ unfurled a seething two-minute-and-fifty-seconds of rage, reaching Number 1 in both the Official UK Physical and Vinyl Charts, with follow up single “Still Second Rate” ironically reaching Number 2 in the UK Official Physical and Vinyl charts. Upon its release ‘I am Moron’ went straight to Number One in the UK Independent Album Charts. Some songs flicker between an earthly realism and the otherworldly loneliness of a one-way space mission. Sonically, the album brings with it a mix of heavy psych, pop and strangeness. When The Lovely Eggs made ‘I am Moron’ it was like they had a crystal ball. ![]() Many songs on the album are about isolation and living a new way in a different world. It captures the zeitgeist of post Brexit Britain and mysteriously seems to point towards the unimaginable future we’re now living in. ‘I am Moron’, bears the fruit of The Lovely Eggs second collaboration with Grammy award winning producer Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Mogwai, MGMT, Tame Impala) at his studio in upstate New York. You’ve just got to remember it’s important to try and hang on and see the mission through.” It’s an existential voyage in cosmic form. “Is there an internal self-destruct button that cannot be destroyed?” said Holly. ‘Long Stem Carnations’ is a funeral march for society’s outcasts and freaks. This fascinated Lovely Eggs Holly and David who drew parallels between this mission and their own isolation as a band. ![]() Applicants are offered a one-way ticket- never to see earth again. Backed by brand new B side ‘The Voyage’, ‘Long Stem Carnations’ was inspired by the Mars One programme, a global project which aims to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars. ![]() The track, taken from their number one selling album ‘I am Moron’ will be released on limited-edition coloured 7” vinyl. The Lovely Eggs will release brand new single ‘Long Stem Carnations’ on Friday July 10 on Egg Records. NUMBER ONE SELLING NEW ALBUM ‘I AM MORON’ OUT NOW! ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘LONG STEM CARNATIONS’
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