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Introducing The Spitfires, Perth’s answer to an age decimated by global financial turmoil and riots throughout the major cities. United at the height of the recession as an outlet to vent their frustration against the state of the world, the result of the band’s one part Liverpool, two parts Perth hybrid concept has been controversial from the start following a stream of raucous and unpredictable live shows, being blacklisted throughout the local industry for declaring Perth music “crap” live on air and receiving legal threats from a major radio station in response to their notorious publicity campaigns. After only 5 months together, the band had already released their debut EP, Firestorm. The raw sounding EP was recorded, mixed and mastered in only two days and received widespread positive reviews. The EP introduced a sound that was as intellectually punk rock as it was steeped in classic British Pop and correspondingly cocky. The follow up Dead? Good! EP garnered national