KITTIE bassist IVY VUJIC sits out band's performances on 'Shiprocked' cruise due to “a prior family commitment”
22-09-2025
KITTIE bassist Ivana “Ivy” Vujic will sit out the band’s performances on this week’s ShipRocked cruise due to “a prior family commitment”. She is expected to rejoin her bandmates for their appearance at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, Nevada in April.
KITTIE released the following statement via social media: “For those joining us at @shiprocked this week, you may notice that Ivy won’t be with us on this run. Family always comes first, and she’s honoring a prior family commitment, something we fully understand and support. We’re looking forward to being back together again at @sicknewworld in April”.
On September 19, Canadian heavy music pioneers KITTIE released “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”, is now released.
Watch “Do You Think I’m A Whore? XXV” below.
Watch the previously released “Spit XXV” 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 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.
“Spit XXV” EP track listing:
01. Spit XXV
02. Do You Think I’m A Whore? XXV
03. Brackish XXV
04. Charlotte XXV
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