Fitted
Years active2017–present[1]
LabelsORG Music
Members

Fitted (stylized as FITTED) is an alternative rock band featuring Mike Watt (The Minutemen, Firehose), Graham Lewis (Wire), Matthew Simms (Wire), and Bob Lee (The Black Gang).[2][3] Graham Lewis' Wire was one of the influences for Mike Watt's Minutemen.[4][5]

Initially formed as a one-off group for Wire's Drill festival in Los Angeles,[2][6] the four decided to record an album.[7]

Their debut album, First Fits, was recorded from 2017 to 2018[8] with Lewis and Watt trading lead vocals.[6] The first single was "Training Pit Bulls for the Navy".[2] 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."[9] Chattanooga Pulse described it as "a true joy of creation with expansive, genuinely stirring rock numbers".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Release Day Picks: November 8th New Album Highlights". JamBase. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Pearis, Bill (August 21, 2019). "FITTED, ft. Mike Watt & members of Wire, share first single from debut LP". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Gentile, John (23 August 2019). "Mike Watt and members of Wire form FITTED". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Paik, Ernie (December 11, 2019). "New Music From FITTED, galen tipton". Chattanooga Pulse. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Manchester, Guy (April 22, 2014). "Mike Watt On… Brother Mike Shares Words of Wisdom About Punk, The Minutemen, The Stooges and much more…". Louder Than War. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Helman, Peter (August 21, 2019). "FITTED – "Training Pit Bulls For The Navy"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Watt, Mike (April 7, 2017). "I got to be in FITTED..." Facebook. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  8. ^ Phillips, Marc (October 23, 2019). "Fitted, First Fits - The Vinyl Anachronist". Part-Time Audiophile. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Bennett, James (November 21, 2019). "Review: FITTED – First Fits". SLUG Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2019.

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