"Make the kind of foot-tapping, heart stonking trippy folk that melds your brain in to a big mush of unbridled, beardy love. Bruised bones are a small, small price to pay for a band as downright sublime as this" NME
"One of the most exhausting but enjoyable 34 minutes you'll spend
listening to music this year...Don't hesitate to give it a chance." NME
“Lissom psychedelic folk rock...sumptuous harmonies...
gloriously rowdy.” Q MAGAZINE
“Classy pop melodies...joyous, White Album-style pick’n’mix mayhem.” UNCUT MAGAZINE
“We Are The Champ oozes geniality throughout and, at times, becomes
positively majestic...The best thing to come out of St.Helens since the
East Lancs Road.” THE WORD MAGAZINE
“Its always great to hear a band so entwined in its own musical
adventure they sound like they’ve disappeared through the
looking glass. 8/10” TELETEXT
“One can't but help like its gentle madcap/joi de vivre...
The Loungs cook up an interesting and imaginative new music.” RECORD COLLECTOR
“A joyous debut...brims with sonic playfulness...
guaranteed to lift the spirits. ****” THE SUN
"Marvellously off-kilter and rich pop songs from the other
side...The Loungs live in a world you want to be in. 'We Are The Champ'
is your way in." SANDMAN MAGAZINE
“Luscious four-part harmonies, intricately layered guitars and
innovative percussion...Insanely catchy.” MUSIC WEEK
“Pleasurably intoxicating.” METRO
“A beautifully constructed debut...by now, your love should be
unconditional. 4/5” HIGH VOLTAGE