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SHROP ROCKS THE ZINE
SHROP ROCKS THE ZINE
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David Blackwell | Holly Ross<br />
The Lovely Eggs<br />
The Lovely Eggs were invited to<br />
perform at SXSW in March 2010,<br />
where they recorded a live video<br />
collaboration with musician and artist<br />
Jad Fair from the band Half Japanese. In<br />
early 2010, they also toured in the UK<br />
with Eddie Argos from Art Brut's new<br />
band, Everybody Was In The French<br />
Resistance... Now. They spent the rest of<br />
2010 touring and playing festivals.<br />
On 30 January 2011, they released their<br />
single "Don't Look at Me (I Don't Like<br />
It)", for which the video featured a guest<br />
appearance from "John Shuttleworth" as<br />
the man with the sausage roll thumb. The<br />
single gained plays from Radio 1 and 6<br />
Music. The album Cob Dominos from<br />
which the single came was released on 14<br />
February 2011. The second single "Fuck<br />
It" from the album Cob Dominos was<br />
released on limited edition 7" vinyl on 30<br />
May, a bank holiday Monday, which true<br />
to the band's "fuck it" philosophy meant<br />
not only could DJs not play it but all the<br />
shops were shut so no one could buy it.<br />
However, its B-side "Watermelons" did<br />
enjoy radio play from 6 music DJs. The<br />
band toured the UK and Europe after the<br />
album's release, including a European<br />
tour supporting Art Brut in September<br />
2011. The third single from Cob<br />
Dominos, "Panic Plants" was released on<br />
7" vinyl 31 October 2011 accompanied by<br />
a video by Eilir Pierce.<br />
On 5 December 2011, they released the<br />
rst 7" single "Allergies" from their third<br />
album Wildlife on the Too Pure Label.<br />
The single was produced by Gruff Rhys<br />
who also appeared in the video (produced<br />
by Casey Raymond). Allergies won the<br />
vote in Steve Lamacq's round table on 6<br />
music and also won Steve Lamacq's rebel<br />
playlist with 82% of the public vote. The<br />
single sold out before release date and<br />
received airplay from both 6 Music and<br />
Radio 1. "Food", the second single from<br />
their then forthcoming album Wildlife,<br />
was released on 14 May 2012. Following<br />
its release Cornershop's Tjinder Singh<br />
remixed the track for release on his own<br />
Ample Play label.<br />
"Wildlife" was released on 26 November<br />
2012, with their third and nal single<br />
from the album "I Just Want Someone To<br />
Fall In Love With" being released the<br />
previous week.
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