Spitfires, The Vinyl Records
The Spitfires are a four-piece pop/rock band hailing from Watford, England. Made up of vocalist and guitarist Billy Sullivan, bass guitarist Sam Long, drummer Matt Johnson, and keyboardist Chris Chanell, the Spitfires are known for their dynamic and powerful songwriting, resolute social commentary in their lyrics, and widely admired work ethic. The four friends came together in late 2012 over a mutual love of artists such as the Who, the Jam, and the Small Faces. Naming themselves the Spitfires due to an obsession with modernism and Sullivan's affinity for the aircraft since an early age, the group members got to work writing their own songs inspired by the mod movement of the '60s and the punk scene from the mid- to late '70s, combined with the aural stylings of acts such as the Arctic Monkeys.