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There are numerous bands and artists who claim to be independent but few have embraced the DIY ethic as totally as The Lovely Eggs. The Lancaster-based duo - husband and wife David Blackwell and Holly Ross - have been making music their way for the past 16 years and now they have a new album, their first for four years out now, and their biggest tour yet about to start. “Being independent and doing everything ourselves is not some kind of marketing ploy,” said Holly.

“It’s something we’ve done for last 16 or 17 years in this band and it hasn’t changed. I think it’s important to work in that way.” So for the release of Eggsistentialism the pair have been hand signing art cards to accompany advanced orders and packing up every album, writing address labels and posting them off.



“It has been a bit insane,” said Holly. “I think we both wish we’d organised a bit more help but it’s sort of crept up on us. “This is our first album since I Am Moron, and it felt like we had a lot to do then.

But we have never sold as many albums as we have now and the tour will take us to much bigger venues than we have played before. “We may well get people on board in the future to help pack our records or take on some of the admin so that we can concentrate on the music. But I think it will always be Eggland and something we control.

That’s something which is so important to us. “I can only speak about what we do in our world. But we always get back to everybody; s.

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