Norwich shows - make note!

Two of record label Xtra Mile Recordings greatest exponents, Fighting Fiction and Crazy Arm both come to rock Norwich within a week of each other.

The record label, which counts Frank Turner among their enviable signings, is sending two of their hard working bands to Norwich, starting with Fighting Fiction on February 29th and then Crazy Arm on March 5th, both coming to the city centre's Karma Kafe.

Fighting Fiction will come to the city fresh from releasing their eponymous self-titled debut album and new single 'Turning Rebellion into Money' through Xtra Mile Recordings on 27^th February 2012.

 An infectious punk rock record, ‘Fighting Fiction’ is full of politically charged articulate lyrics, powerful driving rhythms and catchy refrains. Featuring the single ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll is Dead and its Corpse is for Sale’ – which received strong support from fan Radio 1’s Mike Davies – all ten tracks pack a powerful punch, hitting you the head as well as the heart. Recorded and produced by friend and highly credited producer Mark Williams, (Oceansize, Million Dead, Yourcodenameis:milo, Biffy Clyro & Enter Shikari) ‘Fighting Fiction’ perfectly captures the band’s honesty, integrity and knack for writing a great pop punk song. 

As for Crazy Arm, Devonian roots-punk ensemble, their date comes as part of a short UK stint, ‘The Leap Of Faith tour’ in March alongside good friends, Apologies I Have None and Great Cynics.  They also hook up with Indiana US country singer, Austin Lucas, for a couple of shows, with Crazy Arm appearing as Austin's backing band on a number of songs. 

 The band’s second album, 'Union City Breath', was released in October last year. Much like its predecessor, 'Born To Ruin', it has been very well received nationwide and throughout mainland Europe by fans and critics alike. Produced and engineered by Peter Miles (The King Blues, The Computers, Sonic Boom Six), the album is a triumph of punk rock energy, alt. country vitality and rabble-rousing honesty.

Not easy to categorise, and all the better for it, Crazy Arm's sound is an accumulation of decades of influence and inspiration: rooted in hardcore/punk, ‘60s protest folk/country and Springsteen-esque classic rock’n’roll. They combine this with a grass-roots political overview that embraces anti-war, anti-fascist and pro-community activism.