“The most excitingly unpretentious band in Manchester” - The Smiths’ Mike Joyce

“Pure eccentric genius.” - My Village

“Madcap and colourful, The Mekkits are a breath of fresh, carefree air in a world that takes itself far too seriously.” - Manchester Music

“Holiday Song’ is unrecognisable as a debut single, some bands with years and years of albums behind them have yet to produce a single of this quality.” - High Voltage

“Bored of your scene? Fed up with the fashions, the cliches and the unspoken dogma that silently guides everything toward dull repetition? Looking for something new? Then go no further than a concept EP of sea shanties, white boy ska and indie-pop gems inspired by an idyllic island off the Norhwest coast of Wales.” - Rocksound

“Anyone who saw their crowd-pleasing set at last weekend's Dpercussion festival will testify to their sea-faring musical odysseys - if Captain Jack Sparrow ever were to form a rock'n'roll band, then The Mekkits would surely be it. Half seafaring buccaneers, half psyche-skiffle-pop band, The Mekkits are determined to turn their unhinged pirate fantasies into a real rock'n'roll reality.” - City Life

“It sounds like the music that the Southwest beach kids could impregnate each other to...” - Paul Rafferty, Hot Club de Paris.

“The Mekkits are relentless sun-shiny fun and could really be one of those 'next-big-things'...” - MUSIC OMH

“That set was as short as Danni de Vito, yet it was as sweet as Yogi Bear's small, humble sidekick...” - Eugene McGuiness

“More fun than driving a luminous steamroller along a road made entirely of bubblewrap, more endearing than a Dalmatian puppy in a bowtie carrying a wicker basket brimming with penny sweets, and more fulfilling than a three course Sunday lunch cooked by your Nan, The Mekkits! are all that and a little bit more. Bright, breezy and nothing short of brilliant.” - Yourfridgedoor.com

“It’s grim up North. Or is it? Manchester lads, The Mekkits! write music that makes good old Manc seem like Sunshiny L.A. The gloomy British weather and the claustrophobic streets give way to sunny climbs, vast open spaces and five boys with instruments cruising down Sunset Boulevard with the top down. So while you sit around freezing on a deck chair on Blackpool beach, the wind blowing your hair into your icecream, waiting for the sun to break through the clouds, get on a donkey, stick this on your i-pod, close your eyes and let The Mekkits be the soundtrack to your Baywatch fantasy of riding a beautiful, big white horse on the beaches of CaliforNIA! ” - Caroline Herbert, Comfort Comes