KITTIE Releases Music Video For 'Do You Think I'm A Whore? XXV' From 'Spit XXV' EP
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On Friday, September 19, Canadian heavy music pioneers KITTIE will release "Spit XXV" EP, a four-track effort 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 official music video for the EP's second single, "Do You Think I'm A Whore? XXV", can be seen here.
KITTIE vocalist and guitarist Morgan Lander comments: "We're beyond excited to revisit and reimagine songs that that started it all for us with 'Spit XXV'. Re-recording these songs has been an emotional and empowering journey. It's a chance to honor our roots while bringing a new level of energy and experience to the music. 'Spit XXV' isn't just a celebration of where we came from, but a thank-you to the fans who have stood by us for the past 25 years.
"'Do You Think I'm A Whore?' has always been the dark horse of our debut album and it was such a pleasure to give it the updated treatment and celebrate how awesome of a song it really is. Pair that with the unbelievable music video visuals from William Felch at Wombat Fire and it’s clear the track is finally getting its flowers."
In a recent interview with Manuel Paredes and Carlos Cortez of Spain's Metal Remains, Morgan spoke about the decision to re-record some of the material from "Spit" and how KITTIE went about choosing the songs to rework for the project. She said: "For a really long time, and I'm talking probably 20 years, we have internally discussed the idea of re-recording some of those songs in various stages of our career for many different reasons. Some of them, the Taylor Swift reason — we don't own those masters, and so it only makes sense. But I think ultimately being able to celebrate in this way and mark 25 years of KITTIE and of 'Spit', of being a band out in public, it's a really cool way to celebrate."
She continued: "I think it was pretty easy to choose the songs. I know that we had discussed redoing the entire album, which I think — it's tough. Some of those songs, I think, may not have translated as well with a more modern twist, and so for us we chose songs that we still play live. And so they've had the chance to evolve over time — songs like 'Brackish', like 'Charlotte', like 'Spit', 'Do You Think I'm A Whore?', those songs we have played live all throughout our career since they've been released. And when you take a song out on the road and you've played it thousands of times, it starts to change and become a little different. And you can compare back to back — they're still the same songs, but there's a lot of different things kind of going on. The musicianship you can clearly tell is different as well. So we wanted to choose the songs that we were able to update to represent who we are as a band now and still sort of apply that same sound, those same sonics that we accomplished with [KITTIE's latest album, 2024's] 'Fire'. We had Josh Wilbur mix, who also mixed 'Fire'. And a fun little nod to the past with working with Garth Richardson again. So, yeah, I think it was an easy choice, because those songs have really become different, they've become stronger with all of the play that they've got over the years. So we just wanted to give it a shot and see what happens. I think people are liking it so far."
Asked if there was any "nostalgia and memories floating around during the recording sessions" for "Spit XXV", Morgan said: "Yeah, absolutely. We really had a great time with Garth. It was really lovely to revisit the songs and just kind of talk about our experience then, because it happened very quickly back in 1999 when we recorded 'Spit' with him. We went into the studio, [and] we were there for only nine days. And we spent 14 days just doing those four songs with him this time around. And so it was really neat to go back and relive a lot of those memories and just kind of talk and reminisce and stuff. It's also kind of a fun little anecdote that when we recorded 'Spit' the first time, we didn't have a lot of really great musical equipment, and so Garth had had trucked in a bunch of his really amazing vintage amps and things like that, many of which he still has at his studio out west. And we used some of those same amps that we recorded with on the first album and just sort of threw them in there just as a way to sort of recapture things, but also, again, it is a more modern and updated and potent version of those songs. Yeah, it was just great to be able to reminisce. I think there's been a lot of reminiscing happening surrounding the 25th anniversary [of 'Spit']."
When the milestone project was first announced in August, Morgan said in a statement: "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 honored 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."
Released on January 11, 2000, "Spit" transformed KITTIE from four Canadian teenagers into international heavyweights, achieving gold certification with over 660,000 U.S. 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 No. 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 No. 13 on U.K. Rock & Metal Albums charts and No. 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 No. 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 920,000 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.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
