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The Moonies : Who The Fuck are The Moonies?
Evil bastards, The Moonies. Coming from the same area of Liverpool as The Beatles they‚re the self-proclaimed new Messiahs of jangle pop, promising the one true path to a world of peace, purity, free love and Oasis. But beware: once Blue‚ has lured you out of the shopping centre by sounding like something pleasant off Definitely Maybe‚ for a bit, it‚ll brainwash you with piledriving My Bloody Valentine guitars, a hypnotic chorus and breaking stereo noises until you‚re a slavering, unquestioning believer doing the conga down Oxford Street in an orange sheet to it. Oh, and join the fanclub and you get 20 wives by return of post. And you will join, won‚t you? You will join. No, you will join.

Mark Beaumont

INDEPENDENT ON SATURDAY 'SINGLE OF THE WEEK'
The Moonies "Blue"/"So Good"
Whether or not these raucous Liverpool teens ever make it big or not, it sounds like they'll have fun along the way. This debut comprises two sharp,energetic little frenzies with memorable hooks, frenetic drumming and several edgy tangents

Tim Perry

NME, 24th August 2002
The Moonies "Cool"
Liverpudlians. The Moonies have nothing in common with all those psychedelic scallywags making weird and wonderful music on the northwest frontier. Not that this isn't wonderful. A barely two-minute blast of energy-addedd racket, it's full of the unabashed thrills of being in a band: "we could be so cool/we could get out of Liverpool" and, having already completed their first wish, the second cant be far behind. This will spectacularly warp naive young minds. Good las. (JA)

NME, 20th April 2002
The Moonies. So angry their records actually break your stereo. The Moonies are three psychotic, foul-mouthed turbo-bastard keith Moon wanbabes from the same part of Liverpool as the Beatles - where they've torn down the Thumbs Aloft School Of Immaculate Paul Macca Wackyness to make way for a military weapon testing site dedicated to blowing up Starsailor. Great tunes too.

Whats on, May 2002
"Blue"
I thought the Moonies were a sinister cult - it turns out that they are an indie band with Muse style guitars and Oasis/Supergrass harmonies. What next? The Scientologists as dub remixers?

The Independent, May 2002
The Moonies Live, Dublin Castle, London
Three young shavers from Liverpool who hardly look old enough to read, let alone vote, the Moonies play a predictable if appealing distillation of four decades of youth-club pop, almost desperate in their enthusiasm to reach the chorus. The tiny singer, Steve Banks, given to the least aggressive scissor-kicks imaginable, might not win any arm wrestling matches against apprentice jockeys, but since he has the looks of Edward Furlong that's likely to prove academic. Songs such as debut single, "Blue" and the catchy "Go" ('go-a-woah-a-woah') are nagging enough to show their promise.

Steve Jelbert

Sheffield Star, 9th March 2003
The Moonies Live, Leadimll, Sheffield
It takes something solid to open a show for the mighty Buzzcocks and the Moonies - part of the Merseyside revival - offer something suitable for them this weekend.
Gearing up for the release of their third single, "I would give it all up for your love", the trio brandish an infectious and energetic sound which calls upon the golden days of Mod infused rock'n'roll to offer the same rawness of the Who and Small Faces.
With an average age of 19, the lads boast live inertia of a Supergrass of an Ash and are on this tour at Pete Shelley's bequest.