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The Watford-based group offer new textures alongside their characteristic pop nous and raw passion, all the while driven by frontman and lyricist Billy Sullivan’s astute social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvance single ‘Save Me’ sets the tone for ‘’Play For Today’, exploring escapism in a warped, conservative version of suburbia, while hinting at the more electronic element that runs throughout the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe culmination of a career to date, ‘Play For Today’ sees the Spitfires leave their final mark, here and now, making way for a new beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*First 500 copies contain limited edition lyric sheet insert*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Suburbia\u003cbr\u003e\n2. Save Me\u003cbr\u003e\n3. Blaze Of Glory\u003cbr\u003e\n4. Don’t Look At Me\u003cbr\u003e\n5. Interlude 1: Accumulator\u003cbr\u003e\n6. Did You Have To Go?\u003cbr\u003e\n7. Find My Way Back Home\u003cbr\u003e\n8. 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Quiet and introspective moments collide with loud and angry times and no less powerful. At its heart is a sense of hope that things can be better, the title reflects that aspiration. That’s an important message, no matter what time it is!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Simon Dine, who was behind the desk for Paul Weller’s 22 Dreams and Wake Up The Nation amongst a varied CV – has harnessed the undoubted vibrancy and swagger of the band’s live show helping create an ambitious album – a vehicle for the talents of Sullivan, Long and Johnson. From the infectious brass-infused opener, Start All Over Again, the Nutty Boys-esque title track Life Worth Living to Tear This Place Right Down bathed in soul overtones, the ballad-like wonder of How Could I Lie To You? to the ska riffage of single (Just Won’t) Keep You Down and the magnificent finale of Make It Through Each Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e\nStart All Over Again\u003cbr\u003e\nIt Can’t Be Done\u003cbr\u003e\nLife Worth Living\u003cbr\u003e\nTear This Place Right Down!\u003cbr\u003e\nHow Could I Lie To You?\u003cbr\u003e\nKings \u0026amp; Queens\u003cbr\u003e\n(Just Won’t) Keep Me Down\u003cbr\u003e\nTower Above Me\u003cbr\u003e\nHave It Your Way\u003cbr\u003e\nMake It Through Each Day\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album will be available as a limited edition gatefold LP, softpack CD and digitally.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"acid jazz","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52280165204305,"sku":"AJXLP504","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52280165237073,"sku":"AJXCD504","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/5302\/4337\/files\/life-worth-living.jpg?v=1762346442"}],"url":"https:\/\/acidjazz.co.uk\/collections\/the-spitfires.oembed","provider":"acid jazz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}