Also lobbing bricks from the top of the multi-storey car park of indie outsiderdom down on to the mediocrity-strewn pavements of the current music scene, the Fortuna Pop! ep is four covers of northern soul classics by beat combos of early-2000's renown. It leads, as is only sensible, with an utterly blinding rendition by Kicker of the Inticers' "Since You Left". Why waste adjectives - the song is great, the guitars are great, the bass is great, the drums are great... and the vocals are absolutely outstanding. And if they played Hyde Park in July they'd rip the place to shreds.

Review of More Soul than Wigan Casino, In love with these times, in spite of these times, June 2005

Been way too long since we had anything to shake our asses off to courtesy of those gem pop dudes at Fortuna Pop until this dinky little treat arrived on the door step, and hey we have to admit that this another of those priceless four track / four band must have releases. ‘More soul than Wigan Casino’ gathers together the assembled talents of Kicker, Butterflies of Love, Comet Gain and Airport Girl, each going head to head with a lost classic from 60’s soul heaven. Kicker, what can I say, let’s be honest here there just aren’t enough Kicker records in the world for my liking, here seen getting to grips in splendid style with the Inciters 1965 hit ‘Since you left’ and when I tell you this is pure pop gold you better believe it. So sunny in demeanour I swear you can get tan from just playing it, so authentic it sounds like its stepped through a rip in time and the vocals well – damn just buy it and prove me wrong.

Review of More Soul than Wigan Casino, Losing Today, May 2005

The total gem is from North London's Kicker who erm kick ass with the uptempo stomper The Inticers' Since You Left, a hook happy number with parping brass, chiming organ and throaty female vocals. More soul than Wigan Casino? Chalk one up to the indie kids!

Review of More Soul than Wigan Casino, SoundsXp, May 2005

Kicker have always had that breezy cut grass shimmy and their version of ‘Since You Left’ (The Inticers - 1965) sparkles like an April shower, catching you unawares, making you grin. There’s humming, buzzing organ and snazzy little brass runs and Jill throwing herself into the vocal like a good ‘un. It’s The Style Council with the windows thrown open, designed to make you spin dementedly on the living room floorboards.

Review of More soul than Wigan Casino, Kitten Painting, April 2005.