''First Fits'' is the debut album by
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
Fitted,
featuring
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter.
Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ...
(
The Minutemen,
Firehose),
Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician.
Lewis is the bassist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire, a band formed in 1976.
Biography
On Wire's first studio album Graham Lewis was credited as ''Lewis''; ...
(
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 the trio Mike Watt formed in 1997 to record and tour behind his second solo album, ''Contemplating The Engine Room'' (Columbia Records, 1997). Of all of the "project" (semi-temporary) bands that he has formed since the disband ...
).
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
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'' 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.
Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo ...
– bass, vocals
*
Graham Lewis
Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician.
Lewis is the bassist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire, a band formed in 1976.
Biography
On Wire's first studio album Graham Lewis was credited as ''Lewis''; ...
– 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