[Editor’s note: In the attempt to capitalize on the
\npopularity of reality-based shows, we now listen in as our intrepid
\nreviewer makes a call to his mother. No parents were belittled in
\nthe writing of this review.]<\/p>\n
Hi, Mom? Yeah, it’s me. Fine, how’s about you? Yeah, the new
\nhouse is great. Sarah hasn’t even tried to color on the walls yet.
\nShe’s on the couch watching
\nPower Puff Girls<\/i>, and sends her love to Grandma.<\/p>\n
Anyway, the reason that I called… do you remember that poem
\nyou taught me when I was younger — “Sugar and spice, and
\neverything nice, that’s what little girls are made of”? You do?
\nWell, sorry, Mom, but that’s bullshit.<\/p>\n
No, I
\nwon’t<\/i> watch my language. If you listened to
\nSpit<\/i>, the debut release from the Canadian female quartet
\nKittie, you’d agree with me. It’s a disc that’s as intense as a
\ntrain wreck, only you’re sitting in one of the engines, loving
\nevery minute of the impending collision.<\/p>\n
What – could you say that again, Mom? Cordless phones… worth
\nnothing… when is Ameritech going to upgrade the lines in
\nGurnee?<\/p>\n
Yes, Mom, I know that “grrl” rockers have made their mark on the
\nscene. But let’s face it, as much as I love Liz Phair, her last
\neffort didn’t light things up the way people expected. And Courtney
\nLove seems to be more interested in a potential acting career than
\nher band Hole — not that she’s not good at it.<\/p>\n
Besides, one listen to this group — vocalist\/guitarist Morgan
\nLander, guitarist\/vocalist Fallon Bowman, bassist\/vocalist Talena
\nAtfield and drummer Mercedes Lander — and you’d tend to think that
\nthey could kick both Phair’s and Love’s asses in a bar fight, and
\nstill have enough strength left over to whoop anyone who came their
\nway. The music on
\nSpit<\/i> is shocking, intense, explosive — and I love it. This
\nain’t Britney Spears, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n
I’m telling you, Mom, I knew this was going to be one of the
\nmost intense rides I’ve been on since I listened to that all-female
\nJapanese punk band. Right off the bat, Kittie smacks you in the
\nmidsection with the title track – and while it took me a minute to
\nget my musical equilibrium back, I was soon begging for more. On
\none side, you’ve got Morgan Lander’s vocals which can border on
\nangelic – and then you have Bowman’s grunting shouts taking the
\nmusic to an entirely new level.<\/p>\n
Tracks like “Brackish,” “Do You Think I’m A Whore” and “Choke”
\nall tell the listener that the members of Kittie — all still in
\ntheir teens, mind you — are the kind of girls that will take
\nabsolutely no shit, knowing they have to succeed on their own terms
\nin a market that’s expecting them to fail.
\nSpit<\/i> is the kind of disc that suggests Kittie has no plans
\nto follow those rules, and is in it for the long run. Thank God for
\nthat.<\/p>\n
If you’ve got the time to try and figure out the multimedia
\nsection, you can even watch the full-length video of “Brackish,”
\nwhich really shows the power these young ladies have. You know,
\nMom, pretty as dolls — well, dolls with piercings — but the
\nability to strike like a cobra.<\/p>\n
No, Mom, I think this disc is a little harsh for you, and it’s
\nsure to cause some parents to cover their ears in shock. But Kittie
\nis a band who seems to be in the right place at the right time, and
\nanyone who is sick of all the teenybopper pop stars and is pining
\nfor some solid, kickass metal with just a hint of the Go-Gos thrown
\nin, then
\nSpit<\/i> is definitely the disc they’re going to want to pick
\nup. I think it’s one of the best discs I’ve listened to this
\nyear.<\/p>\n
Whoops, gotta go, Mom. I think Sarah just tried to flush her
\ndollhouse down the toilet. Nuts… there go my plans for watching
\n“Iron Chef” tonight. Okay, we’ll visit soon. Love ya. Bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[6360],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-36671","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-kittie","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/36671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36671"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=36671"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=36671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}