Throughout their look at this previous weekend’s Aftershock Competition, Kittie drummer Mercedes Lander and guitarist and vocalist Morgan Lander sat down with San Francisco’s 107.7 The Bone to debate the band’s 2022 reunion, the success of their comeback album Fireplace, and what lies forward.
Mercedes revealed that the reunion started nearly unintentionally after persistent outreach from Reside Nation, explaining: “We couldn’t ignore the e-mails from Reside Nation in our inbox any longer… I keep in mind writing Morgan and being like, ‘Hey, we must always most likely reply again to this man, ‘trigger he is written us at the very least thrice.'”
Morgan added that the groundswell of fan assist additionally performed an important position: “It wasn’t simply that — it was that extra individuals had been listening. Spotify numbers had been rising, and other people simply asking for brand new music. The voices simply continued to get louder and louder.”
Initially planning solely a handful of competition dates, Kittie quickly discovered themselves with new alternatives — together with a report cope with Sumerian Information, which led to Fireplace, their first studio album in over a decade.
Mercedes recalled how the momentum took over: “Our plan was simply to play a few exhibits after which be like, ‘Okay, bye.’ … After which that morphed into us getting a suggestion for a report deal, after which getting to jot down new music. … We started working with the dream crew — Nick Raskulinecz and Josh Wilbur.”
When requested in regards to the band’s subsequent chapter, Morgan confirmed that Aftershock marked their ultimate efficiency of the 12 months, however hinted at extra exercise in 2026. Which is not stunning, contemplating the band’s angle towards extra new music. “We get to go dwelling and loosen up. We have just a few issues brewing subsequent 12 months — extra festivals, extra exhibits, possibly some headline stuff. And possibly begin desirous about new music too, only for enjoyable.”
Kittie lately celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 1999 debut Spit with the Spit XXV EP, launched September 19 through Sumerian.
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