EGGY - Bravo LP

Highly recommended.

"The tracks on Bravo! might be downright odd but it’s all passed off with an innate coolness. Eggy experiment and generally mess around on the record when they feel like it; their pop culture references talk of everything from iconic sci-fi AI to children’s hand games. It’s when the band commit to surreal sonic visions that the record truly shines. “Round Table” is touched by ambitious improvisation, including swerving and jarring chord changes that never harm the melodic rhythm; it even includes vocals doubling as Minecraft commentary.

“Johnny Whoop” – named after the children’s hand game of the same name – sounds precisely like something Cate le Bon (a noted influence) would dream up. It’s a deeply irreverent and clatteringly strange entry into the record (one has to note the irony of naming a track marked by such purposeful chaotic rhythm after a game designed to improve coordination). “HAL 9000” may be named after the murderous AI system from Stanley Kubrick’s masterful 2001: A Space Odyssey but the song’s sound bears no resemblance to HAL’s cold austereness – the rhythm is too warm and whimsical for that to happen.

Eggy are reminiscent of a new wave of youthful bands who are post-genre and who emphasise freedom and playfulness: Glasgow’s Kaputt and Shopping do a similar thing, while a group such as Black Country, New Road do it while sliding into darker territory.

Their absurdist, unpolished pop is refreshing, charismatic, chaotic and interesting." - Sungenre