“It was so stressful and I can do without that side of being in a band,” Holly says. “In a way it was fun ‘cos I got to hang out with all my girl mates and we would have a right laugh and get pissed and it was a massive adventure for us ‘cos we were young,” Holly remembers.īut dealing with record companies and the whole merry-go-round of the music industry left her determined to having nothing more to do with it. Their decision to keep everything in-house, aided by just a few key acolytes, came after Holly got her first taste of the music business as lead singer and guitarist with all female band Angelica.įormed in 1994, Angelica released two albums and supported the likes of The Beautiful South and Babes in Toyland. Resolutely eschewing the bright lights of London, and even nearby Manchester and Liverpool, they’ve made all their records at the non-profit-making Co-op and joined a successful campaign to save it from being razed for development.
Something of a cottage industry, The Lovely Eggs are a totally contained unit, based out of their home and the Music Cooperative where David used to work and the pair first met. Eggistential Angst – David Blackwell and Holly Ross In – dare we say it – a cracking interview, EP’s Matt Catchpole finds the Eggs enjoying the isolation imposed by the Coronavirus outbreak, while contemplating space travel to escape the rapacious greed and selfishness of their fellow Earthlings. which sees the band continuing to develop a heavier, angrier version of their trademark psychedelic-punk fusion. Now comes the release of Eggland’s ‘sister album’ I Am Moron. Starting in dramatic style with gig in New York City they’ve steadily grown in influence, making a great leap forward with fifth album This Is Eggland produced by Dave Fridman, whose credits include Mercury Rev, Mogwai and The Flaming Lips. The very definition of DIY, the Eggs – Holly Ross and David Blackwell – release records almost exclusively on their own label, handle all their own bookings and even drive themselves to gigs in their trusty Fiat Scudo van.
It’s also home to The Lovely Eggs, a married duo who have been making music entirely independently of ‘the business’ for 13 years now. A university city in the North West of England, Lancaster offers woodland walks, 19th century prison cells and views of the River Lune.
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