''First Fits'' is the debut album by
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
Fitted,
featuring
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ca ...
(
The Minutemen,
Firehose),
Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician. He is best known as a bassist, songwriter, and vocalist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire, of which he has been a core member since founding in 1976.
Biography ...
(
Wire
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),
Matthew Simms
Matthew Simms is an English guitarist best known for his work with the band Wire.
Simms formed the band It Hugs Back with schoolmates Paul Michael, Jack Theedom and Will Blackaby. Their debut album, ''Inside Your Guitar'', was released in 2009 ...
(Wire),
Bob Lee (
The Black Gang
The Black Gang was a rock music trio formed in 1997 by American musician Mike Watt to record and tour behind his second solo album, '' Contemplating The Engine Room'' (Columbia Records, 1997). Of all of the "project" (short-term bands) Watt has ...
).
Production and release
The album was recorded from 2017 to 2018
with Lewis and Watt trading lead vocals. The first single was "Training Pit Bulls For The Navy."
The first two singles, "Training Pitbulls for the Navy" and "The Legend of Lydmar Lucia", preceded the release of the full album.
Reception
Kevin Quinn of ''Music-News.com'' gave the album five stars. James Bennett of ''
SLUG Magazine'' praised the album yet found it difficult to describe saying "Every track is an adventure, and every adventure is full of more twists and turns than could ever be reasonably anticipated." ''
Chattanooga Pulse'' described it as "a true joy of creation with expansive, genuinely stirring rock numbers."
Track listing
#"Plug in the Jug" – 8:10
#"Training Pit Bulls for the Navy" – 5:08
#"The Legend of Lydmar Lucia" – 5:39
#"Magically Blessed" – 7:19
#"The Chunk That Got Chewed" – 4:28
#"The First Fit" – 6:33
Personnel
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Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ca ...
– bass, vocals
*
Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician. He is best known as a bassist, songwriter, and vocalist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire, of which he has been a core member since founding in 1976.
Biography ...
– bass, synth, vocals
*
Matthew Simms
Matthew Simms is an English guitarist best known for his work with the band Wire.
Simms formed the band It Hugs Back with schoolmates Paul Michael, Jack Theedom and Will Blackaby. Their debut album, ''Inside Your Guitar'', was released in 2009 ...
– guitar, modular synth, electric organ
*
Bob Lee – drums
References
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Mike Watt
2019 debut albums
Fitted albums