Shortly after this Crofts and Ben Gordelier worked together for the first time, recording bass and drums for former On Offs frontman and friend Danny Connors on one of his projects.

As a solo artist, Crofts had built up a collection of demos during The On Offs period, and in 2007 he made a Myspace page (under band name 'The Moons') and uploaded a few songs to gain feedback.

Crofts decided to form The Moons soon after inviting various musicians such as The On Offs drummer Luke Goddard and friends to play when needed.

Live performances were done with the help of friends, but Crofts soon assembled a regular line-up with Ben Gordelier (drums), Adam Leeds (bass) and Chris Ketley (guitar).

The Moons toured extensively playing headline shows and supporting many acts including Ocean Colour Scene and The Rifles.

[8] The Moons spent the rest of the year demo-ing song towards their second album with Edwyn Collins and Seb Lewsley at Westheath Yard studios, London.

The B side "English Summer" was a simple observational song by Crofts and captured the essence of a typical day in Britain.

The single became part 2 of the collectors vinyls accompanied with a music video in an old London library featuring Jennie Watson.

Crofts recruited friends Ben Curtis former bass player of The Sand Band from Liverpool and local guitarist Chris Watson to complete The Moons line-up.

A music video was made also featuring Weller and became a hot favourite to Moons fans and the indie scene.