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In the very darkest of hours, what is needed as much as compassion, is a particular type of humour, is the ability to combine anger, wit and resolution that brings the darkest times and those that brought them to the population’s door to account. A country, a world, that sees satire as misplaced juvenile comedy is missing the point, for without satire, without the strength of purpose that such moments bring, the world which happily listens to the words of those who utter such imbecilic declarations as if they were gospel, deserve to have a derogatory title stamped upon their heads forever.

It is in the hands of The Lovely Eggs that the opportunity is gifted, and in their latest album, I Am Moron, the pioneering husband and wife team continue their battle against a certain type of disease, that of the political and social deception, the adoration of the fake and vacuous and the elevation of the plastic encased hero worship that far too many of us have found to be alluring, the community aspirations of old having been replaced by the love of the false security attached to social media. There might never be a cure for this new-found alarming con act, but The Lovely Eggs sure know how to take them on at their own game.

The art of the self-produced, self-reliant, is one of fascination, it is almost a reverse anarchy in motion, content to be at one with its own sense of purity whilst undertaking a war against the mass appeal of abject consumerism. Such a movement is to be respected, appealingly lauded and as tracks such as You’ve Got The Ball, 24 Eyes, the excellent Insect Repellent and Still Second Rate, The Lovely Eggs approach to making music and rallying against the collective will to dismember all that stands as freedom of expression, of individuality, is something akin to the initial shockwave that comes from the unexpected burst of a volcano erupting; one of power, one of instant grace, and the closer you get to it, one that rightfully and wonderfully, should frighten the listener enough to make them change their ways.

An astonishing follow up to their debut album, I Am Moron seizes the present-day woes of all and shows that intelligence easily outwits the collective endeavours of all who embrace the darkness of the mind.

The Lovely Eggs’ I Am Moron is out now.

Ian D. Hall