Kittie has shared new single and video for a reimagined version of the title track of their debut album, 2000’s Spit, to celebrate the LP’s 25th anniversary. The official music video for the song’s updated version, dubbed “Spit XXV”, was directed by William “Wombat Fire” Felch! The band will release the Spit XXV EP on September 19th. Watch the video and stream the single now.
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Kittie is continuing to tour in support of last year’s critically acclaimed album “Fire”, their first new LP in 13 years.
Canadian heavy music pioneers KITTIE mark a quarter-century milestone with the announcement of Spit XXV, a four-track EP celebrating the 25th anniversary of their gold-certified debut album. The collection features freshly updated and re-recorded versions of four of the albums biggest tracks, ‘Brackish’, ‘Charlotte’, ‘Do You Think I’m A Whore’ and the title track ‘Spit’, all produced, once again, by Garth Richardson who helmed the original 1999 sessions at EMAC Studios.
The EP arrives 19th September via Sumerian Records, with the brand new version of the title track, ‘Spit XXV’ available today across all streaming platforms. Listen HERE and watch the official music video HERE or by clicking on the thumbnail below.
Speaking about the milestone project, KITTIE vocalist/guitarist Morgan Lander reflects:
“It’s hard to believe that 25 years after its release, and almost 30 years since KITTIE began, people are still talking about Spit. There is something truly unexplainable in why our debut album is still resonating with people, finding a new audience and has had such a lasting impact on so many. Reimagining some of these classic songs for the 25th anniversary of ‘Spit’ was a lot of fun and a true testament to their longevity. It reveals just how relevant in the musical landscape they still are today. We were honoured to work with Garth again where it all began after more than two decades, and doing so was a cool way to pay homage to the past while updating these songs with a modern sound, bringing them into the future.”
KITTIE – ‘Spit XXV’
Released 11th January, 2000, KITTIE’s debut full-length album, Spit transformed them from four Canadian teenagers into international heavyweights, achieving gold certification with over 660,000 US sales. The album became a defining moment for women in heavy music, with its aggressive sound and uncompromising attitude proving that metal made by women could achieve both critical respect and commercial success during nu-metal’s completely male-dominated peak era.
The original Spit earned critical recognition from Rolling Stone , who ranked the title track #82 on their 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time in 2023. The album’s influence continues rippling through generations of musicians, with artists like Serena Cherry of Svalbard crediting it as “the reason she became a metal musician,” while experimental artist Poppy covered the title track in 2023.
The Spit XXV EP arrives as KITTIE continue their triumphant second chapter following 2024’s critically acclaimed comeback album Fire, their first new material in 13 years. The album reached #13 on UK Rock & Metal Albums charts and #20 on Billboard Top Album Sales, while single ‘We Are Shadows’ became the band’s highest-charting song on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart at #20. The album earned the band a 2025 Juno Award nomination for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year, confirming their continued artistic evolution.
Reuniting with Richardson again proved both nostalgic and revelatory for the band, who last collaborated with the producer during their breakthrough era. The reunion has allowed KITTIE to approach these foundational songs with two and a half decades of musical growth while maintaining the raw power that made them revolutionary.
Since returning from their hiatus in 2022, KITTIE has experienced a remarkable resurgence across demographics, with their 784,700 monthly Spotify listeners spanning longtime fans and new generations discovering their music through social media. Their performances at major festivals including Sick New World, Welcome to Rockville, and Sonic Temple have demonstrated the band’s enduring live power, while their successful 2024 North American headline tour proved their enduring and undeniable ability to command stages as headliners.
KITTIE – Spit XXV
TRACKLISTING
- Spit XXV
- Do You Think I’m A Whore? XXV
- Brackish XXV
- Charlotte XXV
The Spit XXV EP is proof of Spit’s lasting relevance and KITTIE’s evolution as artists. Twenty-five years after four teenagers from Ontario redefined who belonged in heavy music’s most aggressive spaces, KITTIE continue creating pathways for others while cementing their legacy as genuine pioneers.
ABOUT KITTIE:
When you discovered Canadian heavy music pioneers KITTIE has a direct influence on how you see them. For those on board from the beginning with Spit in 2000, KITTIE was part of nu-metal’s explosive rise. Through later albums including Oracle (2001), In The Black (2009), and I’ve Failed You (2011), the band evolved into something far more sinister, viewed as a serious metal outfit. After a prolonged hiatus broken only by a 2017 hometown show and 2018’s documentary Kittie: Origins/Evolutions, the band returned in 2022 following festival offers including Sick New World.
12.6 million career streams later, vocalist/guitarist Morgan Lander, drummer/backing vocalist Mercedes Lander, guitarist Tara McLeod, and bassist Ivy Vujic maintain that KITTIE never broke up because it remains ingrained in their identity. Their 2024 album Fire, produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Alice In Chains), marked their triumphant return with renewed fury and unfathomable sonic brutality. As KITTIE now pay homage to their past whilst also bringing it firmly into the present day, with the new Spit XXV EP, the new era of KITTIE continues to blaze forth, illuminating the way as they take their rightful place as torchbearers for heavy music.
BAND MEMBERS
Morgan Lander – vocals, guitar
Tara McLeod – guitars
Ivy Vujic – bass
Mercedes Lander – drums
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