THE LOVELY EGGS at the HEAVENLY SOCIAL, LONDON

The Lovely Eggs were on fab form last night crashing through a set that’s increasingly feeling like a greatest hits package thanks to a strong run of recent singles.  That's greatest hits in my universe based on airplay in Monkey Mansions rather than the hit parade, if there is still such a thing. “Allergies”, “Food” and "Fuck It" are great but there still hasn’t been a better single in the 21st century than “Don’t Look At Me (I Don’t Like It)”. Had a little chat with Holly and David after I'd DJed and they were indeed Lovely Eggs. "Why didn't you play at our wedding?" they asked. Funnily enough, and I didn't tell them this, but me and Mrs Monkey thought about asking them to play at ours last year. "People Are Twats" would've gone down a storm. Thanks a lot to promoter Darren at Idle Fret Records for another well organised night; for letting me spin some suitable records alongside Ian from Art Brut; and for nabbing the wonderfully drawn set list.

The Lovely Eggs played (plus an encore of "Panic Plants"):

I played:
The Rolling Stones – Come On (1963)

The Pretty Things – Rosalyn (1964)

The Silver Factory – The Sun Shines Over You (2011)

The Primitives – Rattle My Cage (2011)

Jacco Gardner – Clear The Air (2012)

Bob Dylan – Positively 4^th Street (1965)

Pavement – Trigger Cut (1992)

Manic Street Preachers – Motown Junk (1991)

Sissy & The Blisters – We Are The Others (2011)

Sex Pistols – C’mon Everybody (1979)

Johnny Burnette Trio – Lonesome Train (1957)

The Stairs – Weed Bus (1991)

The Seeds – Mr Farmer (1966)

Leroy Van Dyke – It’s All Over Now Baby Blue (1965)

The Who – Dogs (1968)

Mark Markham & His Jesters – Malboro Country (1966)

The Beckett Quintet – No Correspondence (1966)

The Buzzcocks – Love You More (1978)

Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene (1988)

Jilted John – Jilted John (1978)

The Kinks – She’s Got Everything (1968)