{"id":77948,"date":"2025-10-22T12:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T10:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=77948"},"modified":"2025-10-22T18:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:26:17","slug":"formal-sppeedwear-hit-n-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/formal-sppeedwear-hit-n-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal Sppeedwear &#8211; Hit &#8216;n&#8217; Run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Formal Sppeedwear slam the pedal with new single \u2018Hit \u2019n\u2019 Run<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After spinning heads and forcing fans to their feet with their new-wave banger\u00a0\u2018Wait (Hatchet Gets a New Hide)\u2019,\u00a0Formal Sppeedwear\u00a0aren\u2019t easing off the gas. Their latest single\u00a0\u2018Hit \u2019n\u2019 Run\u2019\u00a0hits with the subtlety of a speeding SUV \u2014 and good luck getting their insurance details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stoke-on-Trent trio return in peak form: delightfully unhinged, rhythmically restless, and brimming with that off-kilter charm that\u2019s made their sold-out debut EP and festival appearances at\u00a0The Great Escape\u00a0and\u00a0Manchester Psych Fest\u00a0the talk of BBC 6 Music\u2019s indie lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2697166753\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/formalsppeedwear.bandcamp.com\/album\/hit-n-run\">Hit &#39;n&#39; Run by Formal Sppeedwear<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Hit \u2019n\u2019 Run\u2019\u00a0is a controlled collision between looping minimalism \u00e0 la\u00a0Steve Reich\u00a0and\u00a0Terry Riley, and the rubber-burning hooks of\u00a0Yellow Magic Orchestra\u00a0and\u00a0DEVO. Recorded and engineered by the band themselves in their DIY bunker, it\u2019s three minutes of pure motorik mischief \u2014 a groove-driven joyride that\u2019s equal parts brain and brawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frontman and bassist&nbsp;<strong>Beck Clewlow<\/strong>&nbsp;sums it up best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve written something we wouldn\u2019t usually write\u2026 and I like it. I started with just bass and a drum machine \u2014 rhythm always dictates where the vocals go.\u00a0Hit \u2019n\u2019 Run\u00a0became this indulgent mess of shifting time signatures and backbeats we couldn\u2019t resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Lyrically, the track pulls inspiration from\u00a0\u201970s New Hollywood\u00a0suburbia, recasting its cinematic grit against the quieter corners of modern Stoke-on-Trent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/obvH_72zl64?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something about those dusty American small towns that feels weirdly close to home,\u201d Beck adds. \u201cExcept for, you know, the serial murders.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With a&nbsp;<strong>debut album<\/strong>&nbsp;revving just around the bend and two&nbsp;<strong>headline shows<\/strong>&nbsp;lined up in&nbsp;<strong>London<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Manchester<\/strong>, Formal Sppeedwear look set to shift gears \u2014 and probably melt a few speakers while they\u2019re at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK Tour Dates_<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songkick.com\/artists\/10204918-formal-sppeedwear\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy tickets here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table>\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th>Date<\/th>\n      <th>Venue<\/th>\n      <th>Location<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n      <td>12 Nov 2025<\/td>\n      <td>YES Basement<\/td>\n      <td>Manchester, UK<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>13 Nov 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Beavertown Taproom<\/td>\n      <td>London, UK<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>15 Nov 2025<\/td>\n      <td>Live At Leeds<\/td>\n      <td>Leeds, UK<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n      <td>31 Jan 2026<\/td>\n      <td>Esquires<\/td>\n      <td>Bradford, UK<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gray-200-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/found.ee\/FormalSppeedwear_HitnRun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" 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