Kittie Spit CD

SPIT is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files, including a music video for the album track "Brackish."

All-female hard-rock bands have come a long way since the days of Vixen and Girlschool. Even Brit-punk purveyors Fluffy failed to prove that they could rock as hard as they posed. For whatever reason, the weak link in bands of this genre is consistently the rhythm section. Thankfully, nothing could be further from the truth with the thrash grrrls of Kittie. The band's simple, cutesy name is as deceptive as their glam-rock image. On their second album, SPIT, Kittie slams and grooves hard.

Stylistically, the band's sound has the attitude of Liz Phair and the brutal down-tuned riffs of Korn. Their sing-then-scream vocals can be hard to swallow at times, but one can't help but respect their intensity. In "Get Off" (not to be confused with the Prince song of same name), lead vocalist Morgan Lander incorporates chilling theological references. "Immortal" is the standout melodic track; the grim lyrics are a polarized contrast to the Tracy Bonhamesque vocals and hippie percussion. "Brackish" warns against the trappings of codependency and is a rallying cry for women to be strong and emotionally independent. While there's no spice to the styptic sounds of Kittie, they assuredly have grrrl power.

Loud Rock From Girl Group From Canada;Ages Range 15-17

Recorded at EMAC Studios, London, Canada.

Kittie: Morgan Lander (vocals, guitar); Fallon Bowman (guitar, background vocals); Tanya Candler (bass, background vocals); Mercedes Lander (drums).

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (3/30/00, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...fairly good-natured for an exercise in repetitive maximum aggro....classic head-banging riffs, drum thrash, stop and start construction and the tense, guttural vocals of Morgan Lander..."
Entertainment Weekly (2/11/00, p.75) - "...kicks boy-club, thrash-metal butt....their provocative debut is corrosive and melodic [and] cool..." - Rating: B+
Alternative Press (1/00, p.91) - 4 out of 5 - "...their music stands on its own merits....Kittie have raised the bar for aggro knuckle-draggers the world 'round, regardless of gender."
CMJ (1/08/01, p.26) - Included in CMJ's "Best Loud Rock Albums" of 2000.
CMJ (2/7/00, p.3) - "...a netherworld of no-holds-barred metal....a bitchin' dose that'll leave you delirious with cat scratch fever, while it redefines your notions of 'girl power'..."
Melody Maker (3/28/00, p.48) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...A brilliant boundary trouncing debut....The maturity, hardness and accessibility leave you gobsmacked. Irrespective of anything."