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ROCKTOBER MAGAZINE, Issue #46, Winter 2009
Over the last decade these two songwriters have been recording pop that often transcends bedroom four-track aesthetics and credibly toys with Lennon/McCartney fantasies. Their latest single and retrospective CD make it clear that this Micky/Dan can serve up some tasty nuggets!—Flamin' Waymon Timbsdayle ("King of Reviewland")

HIROSHIMA YEAH!, Issue #46, December 2008
For over ten years now, Micky Saunders and Dan Susnara have been brightening up this dismal world, this "dirty little circle" (©Russell Brand) with their annual summer singles (initially released on cassette, more recently on CD). They always put a smile on my face and this year's installment is no exception. "In a Luv Factory" sounds like some long-lost 1960s Britbeat band—sort of like a Kinky Hollies, with a slightly psychedelic yet traditional feel. And, as always, Dan's lyrics read more like REALLY GOOD poetry than song lyrics ("Morning train, on a bus, in a car park, in grey, frowning buildings, our own cage"). "That's Nothing New" has more of a swinging, sunny kinda vibe, even though the lyrics are quite dark, dealing as they do with a relationship break-up. Two sides of the same coin and two FAB songs.

To celebrate Micky and Dan's annual collabs, there is the 2002–2007 Singles compilation which is a joy to behold, bringing together as it does poptastic hits like "Rotation", "The Hello People" and "Contagious Clouds" as well as more experimental tracks "Summerage" and the spacey/lovely "Lava Lamp in D Minor" and the heavier "Turn Into Life". This comp can be purchased for $10 from either of the above addresses and I'd recommend that you DO purchase it because it just OOZES love and, sometimes, love really IS all you need. Here's to ten more productive years!—Mark Ritchie