The Spitfires – The New Age – Review and Video Premiere


‘The New Age’ is a great new 7″ single from ‘The Spitfires’ that pounds out of the speakers with a racing and raw guitar sound and thumping drums. You can almost feel the spit coming from singer Billy Sullivan’s mouth as he belts out a powerful new British anthem. The New Age is powerful and rocks but has a very memorable melody and after a few spins it holds you in a grip of excitement.  The band rock so hard and precise with a fresh punk attitude and a Ska like mood, but this is no copycat band. The Spitfires are actually the voice of the youth in 2018 expressing themselves about the real happening’s of our twisted society and welcoming ‘The New Age’ through some classic influences.

Top HitZ give it a mighty 10/10

The Spitfires are a Watford based 4-piece consisting of songwriter Billy Sullivan on lead vocals and guitar, Sam Long on Bass/backing vocals, Matt Johnson on drums and George Moorhouse on keyboards.

The Spitfires take in a wide range of influences from Reggae and Ska through to punk and soul. This melting pot has helped infuse the band’s own sound and style.

The Spitfires have released two albums. ‘Response’ was released in 2015 and ‘A Thousand Times’ in 2016. Both albums peaked at Number 6 in the Independent charts and also dented the national Top 100.

The Spitfires also hit Number 1 in the UK Vinyl Singles Chart with So Long back in April 2016.

The Spitfires work ethic and acute social commentary has made this fiercely independent band one of the most popular underground success stories in the UK today. Their attitude and independent spirit has earned them a dedicated and loyal following across the whole of the UK and Europe.

As well as supporting the likes of The Specials and Paul Weller, the band have also played to vast audiences at The Isle of Wight, Reading and Y Not Festivals over the last couple of summers.

The Spitfires recently made their national TV debut on BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, waking up Sunday morning viewers with a blistering version of ‘Stand Down’.

NEW SINGLE AND TOUR DATES

The Spitfires are now dropping a new 7” single ‘The New Age’ on 13 July 2018 featuring a new track ‘The Bitter End’ as B-Side.

‘The New Age’ is taken off their forthcoming brand new album ‘Year Zero‘, to be released through Hatch Records on 27 July 2018.

Songwriter Billy Sullivan has said about the new singleThe New Age for me, captures the band’s live sound. 3 and a half minutes of loud guitars and energy with a sort of ‘back to basics’ approach. The music video was shot one day within the album recording sessions at the studio in Chelmsford”.

The video for ‘The New Age’ can be seen here:

 

The Spitfires will also be embarking on a nationwide UK tour in 2018/19. Tickets will be on sale from Friday 1st June and the full tour dates are as follows:

The Spitfires Tour Dates

Fri 05 Oct – Southend, Chinnerys

Sat 06 Oct – Norwich, Arts Centre

Fri 02 Nov – Dover, Booking Hall

Sat 03 Nov – Brighton, Patterns

Fri 09 Nov – Leamington Spa, Zephyr Lounge

Sat 10 Nov – London, Islington Assembly Hall

Thu 15 Nov – Birmingham, Hare & Hounds

Fri 16 Nov – Glasgow, Broadcast

Sat 17 Nov – Edinburgh, Mash House

Fri 23 Nov – Bristol, Fiddlers

Sat 24 Nov – Exeter, Cavern

Thu 29 Nov – Newcastle, Cluny

Fri 30 Nov – Carlisle, Old Fire Station

Fri 07 Dec – Leeds, Hi Fi Club

Sat 08 Dec – Northampton, Roadmender

2019

Fri 25 Jan – Belfast, Limelight 2

Sat 26 Jan – Dublin, Workman’s Club

Fri 08 Feb – Sheffield, Plug

Sat 09 Feb – Manchester, Gorilla

Fri 15 Feb – Hull, Fruit

Sat 16 Feb – York, Fibbers

Fri 22 Feb – Cardiff, The Globe

Sat 23 Feb – Liverpool, O2 Academy 2

The Spitfires Online:

www.thespitfires.org

www.facebook.com/thespitfiresuk

www.twitter.com/thespitfiresuk

www.instagram.com/TheSpitfiresUK

Pre Orders: http://thespitfires.tmstor.es

Andy Peart (Vive Le Rock)“There are few bands who capture a snapshot of Britain in 2018, in all its confused and uncertain glory as accurately as the Spitfires…Year Zero is “set over a backdrop of sounds which are never safe or predictable, horns blazing and stomping, keyboards and piano adding texture and light to the riveting and thrilling guitar, bass and drums core, there are songs here which will stay with  you on long journeys, which will help you make sense of days which drift away and, best of all, which will give you hope.”