First Fits

First Fits is the debut album by alternative rock band Fitted,^[2] featuring Mike Watt (The Minutemen, Firehose), Graham Lewis (Wire), Matthew Simms (Wire), Bob Lee (The Black Gang).

First Fits
Studio album by Fitted
Released	November 8, 2019^[1]^[2]
Recorded	2017–2018^[3]
Studio	Casa Hanzo, San Pedro, US The Record Room, Kent, UK Tip Top Studio, Uppsala, Sweden Juno Studio, London, UK BoP Garage, Alskog, Gotland, Sweden Downtown Rehearsal, Los Angeles, US
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	37:17
Label	ORG Music

Production and release

The album was recorded from 2017 to 2018^[3] with Lewis and Watt trading lead vocals.^[4] The first single was "Training Pit Bulls For The Navy."^[2]

The first two singles, "Training Pitbulls for the Navy" and "The Legend of Lydmar Lucia", preceded the release of the full album.^[5]

Reception

Kevin Quinn of Music-News.com gave the album five stars.^[6] 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."^[7] Chattanooga Pulse described it as "a true joy of creation with expansive, genuinely stirring rock numbers."^[8]

Track listing

1. "Plug in the Jug" – 8:10
2. "Training Pit Bulls for the Navy" – 5:08
3. "The Legend of Lydmar Lucia" – 5:39
4. "Magically Blessed" – 7:19
5. "The Chunk That Got Chewed" – 4:28
6. "The First Fit" – 6:33

Personnel

• Mike Watt – bass, vocals
• Graham Lewis – bass, synth, vocals
• Matthew Simms – guitar, modular synth, electric organ
• Bob Lee – drums

References

1. Gentile, John. "Mike Watt and members of Wire form FITTED". Punknews.org. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
2. Pearis, Bill (August 21, 2019). "FITTED, ft. Mike Watt & members of Wire, share first single from debut LP". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
3. Phillips, Marc (October 23, 2019). "Fitted, First Fits - The Vinyl Anachronist". Part-Time Audiophile. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
4. Helman, Peter (August 21, 2019). "FITTED – "Training Pit Bulls For The Navy"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
5. Molloy, John (September 25, 2019). "Introducing: Punk supergroup FITTED release singles ahead of debut LP". Hot Press. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
6. Quinn, Kevin (November 8, 2019). "Fitted First Fits". music-news.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
7. Bennett, James (November 21, 2019). "Review: FITTED – First Fits". SLUG Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
8. Paik, Ernie (December 11, 2019). "New Music From FITTED, galen tipton". Chattanooga Pulse. Retrieved January 18, 2020.