New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Watford quartet THE SPITFIRES are pleased to reveal 'Take Action!' the b-side to their brand new single 'Over And Over Again' on 15th December 2017.
Commenting on the track, front man Billy Sullivan said: "Take Action! was written in the early part of this year and for me was almost a message to myself to get up and do something. Try to change the way maybe the band was going or my life was going or a message to other people to do the same. Musically I think it's up there as one of the most powerful songs we've done."
The band have also joined forces with Ben Sherman and Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, as part of a landmark series of gigs in support of Crisis' 'Everybody In' campaign, which aims to end homelessness in the UK for good.
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Thursday 14th December at their Flagship Carnaby Street store in London, The Spitfires will appear as part of the 'Ben Sherman presents The Crisis Sessions' in support of 'Everybody In', which aims to bring people together to change opinions, raise awareness and, ultimately, end the suffering and injustice of homelessness for good. To support the initiative Ben Sherman have collaborated with Crisis to create an 'Everybody In' tee, £5 from each t-shirt sold online and in-store will go to Crisis to help raise funds and awareness to help end homelessness.
The band said of the news: "We can't fail to be moved by the amount of homelessness we see when we play up and down the country. After all, for many people, if they missed just two paydays, they could find themselves homeless too. It hits home how precarious things are in the UK at the moment. So we're very pleased to do something in return for Crisis on their 50th anniversary, and help raise awareness in conjunction with Ben Sherman, who are a label we hold close to our hearts."
Taking influences from the likes of The Clash, Billy Bragg and The Jam through to Soul, Reggae and Ska, the band have released two albums to date. 'A Thousand Times' (2016) was the follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut 'Response' (2015) which saw the band enter high in the UK Album Charts and reach #6 in both the independent and vinyl charts, with the single 'So Long' charting at #1 in UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
The single will be available on 7" vinyl and via all good digital retailers and comes with this new track 'Take Action!' as the B-side, with a special 14+ single release show in London on 16th December at The Borderline, with further UK tour dates lined up heading into 2018 (dates below).
'Over and Over Again' is released 15th December 2017 on Hatch Records
The Spitfires Live Dates:
14.12.17 - Ben Sherman - London
16.12.17 - London - The Borderline (14+ single release show)
19.01.18 - Norwich - Waterfront *
20.01.18 - Coventry -
Empire *
26.01.18 - Dublin - Workman's Club
27.01.18 - Belfast - Voodoo
* supporting The Skids
The Spitfires online:
https://www.thespitfires.org
https://www.twitter.com/thespitfiresuk
https://www.facebook.com/thespitfiresuk
The Spitfires are:
Billy Sullivan - Guitar, lead vocal and songwriter
Sam Long - Bass
Matt Johnson - Drums
George Moorhouse - Keyboards
