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Kitten is an American
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band formed in
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in 2009. It is fronted by vocalist Chloe Chaidez, who founded the band and has been its sole consistent member since its inception. The band is currently based in Los Angeles. Its current members, in addition to Chaidez, are
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s Dave Stagno and Parker Silzer IV, and
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Max Tsiring. Kitten had previously been signed to
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and
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. Since 2018, their music has been distributed through
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divisions including
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, Another Century, and The Orchard. Their debut album ''
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'' was released in 2014 through Elektra. They have also released six extended plays: ''Sunday School'' (2010), '' Cut It Out'' (2012), '' Like a Stranger'' (2013), ''Heaven or Somewhere in Between'' (2016), ''Pink Champagne'' (2018), and ''Goodbye Honeymoon Phase'' (2019). Their second studio album ''Personal Hotspots'' was released in 2021. Kitten are known for their
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-inspired sound and energetic live shows.


History


2009–12: Formation, ''Sunday School'' & ''Cut It Out''

Kitten was formed in 2009.
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Chloe Chaidez formed the band after meeting producer Chad Anderson, with whom she developed a professional relationship. Anderson would become the manager of Kitten, and contribute as a producer and songwriter for the band. Kitten's first
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, Max Ratzky, introduced Chaidez to the other musicians who would join Kitten's original line-up. These fellow founding members were
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Max Kuehn,
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Elvis Kuehn, and guitarist Andy Miller. Ratzky left Kitten in 2009; prior to the release of their debut extended play, which the band had begun working on that year. In 2010, Kitten were signed to
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, and
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Zac Carper joined the band. Various demos were shared by the band in the lead-up to their upcoming EP, such as "We Did It Anyway", "Don't Kill the Light", and "Johnny Johnny Johnny". The final version of "Don't Kill the Light", renamed "Kill the Light", was shared as a free download in March 2010. Kitten's debut extended play, ''Sunday School'', was released in October 2010. The following November, the track "Kill the Light" was released as a single on
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. In December 2010, Kitten began working on a planned full-length album. By early 2011, they had recruited bassist Chris Vogel as a new band member. The band ultimately decided to release five of their new songs as an extended play; planning to combine EP tracks and other new material into an album later on. Kitten recorded a cover of "
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in 2011, which they contributed to the tribute album ''Please Please Please: A Tribute to The Smiths''. To promote their upcoming EP, the band released two singles in 2012: the double single "Cut It Out" / "Sugar" in May, and "Japanese Eyes" in July. The EP, titled '' Cut It Out'', was released on August 28, 2012 through Atlantic Records. Chaidez described its sound as being more electronic, while still containing the "rock element" of their previous EP. The new sound was the result of Chaidez experimenting with electronic music production using
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, and the influence of 80s new wave music. Following the release of ''Cut It Out'', Kitten went through major lineup changes. Band members Max Kuehn, Elvis Kuehn, and Zac Carper left Kitten to focus on their other band,
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. Later in 2012, Kitten recruited three new members—drummer Lukas Frank, keyboardist Bryan DeLeon, and guitarist Waylon Rector—and Andy Miller and Chris Vogel left the band. By early 2013, Kitten had also gained a new bassist, Zach Bilson.


2013–15: ''Like a Stranger'', ''MXTP'' & ''Kitten''

In February 2013, Kitten shared a new song titled "Yesterday (What's Love)". The following August, they shared the track "Like a Stranger" to promote their upcoming extended play of the same name. They revealed at the same time that their debut album was scheduled for 2014. The '' Like a Stranger'' EP was released on August 27, 2013 through
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. Later in 2013, following the release of ''Like a Stranger'', band members Waylon Rector, Lukas Frank, Zach Bilson, and Bryan DeLeon chose to leave Kitten. In February 2014, Rector, Bilson, and DeLeon rejoined the band, joining Chaidez on tour supporting
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. Kitten premiered a new track, "Money", along with its music video in February 2014. The video stars musician
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. Chaidez stated that, while recording their debut album, the band had ideas for music that did not fit the album's sound. They decided to release some of these tracks, including "Money", as a separate project. According to Chaidez, the songs were inspired by "old
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, Arca,
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, etc." This project emerged as a seven-track mixtape titled ''MXTP'', which was released on May 13, 2014. It was available to stream exclusively via
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. That same month, Rector, Bilson, and DeLeon left the band again, leaving Chaidez as the sole remaining member of Kitten. Kitten's eponymous debut album, ''
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'', was released on June 24, 2014 by Elektra Records. It is composed both of new music and songs from the band's earlier extended plays. The album was preceded by two singles: "Why I Wait" and "G#"; the latter originally appeared on Kitten's 2012 EP ''Cut It Out''. To celebrate the album's release, Kitten held a record release party at El Rey Theatre,
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. This show commenced the band's first headlining tour, which included dates in the
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. In March 2015, Kitten shared a new track titled "Big Dope Baby" via
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. The song saw Chaidez experiment with a more
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sound. Also in 2015, Kitten sold a compilation CD titled ''Diamonds'' on tour. It included various songs from their earlier releases, as well as four previously unreleased tracks ("Michael", "Catholic Boyz", "Hot Rod", and "Running Away") and new remixes of the songs "Sugar" and "Like a Stranger".


2016–2018: ''Heaven or Somewhere in Between'' & ''Pink Champagne''

As of 2016, Kitten had left Elektra Records, opting to go
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. In January 2016, the band released a new single, "Fall on Me", and announced an upcoming EP titled ''Heaven or Somewhere in Between''. The EP was released independently on March 4, 2016. It largely focuses on spiritual themes; according to Chaidez, "a lot of the lyrics have to do with the relationship between you and whatever your God is and how that plays out into your life". Chaidez worked on the songs with a new collaborator, Dave Stagno, as well as a long-time collaborator, producer Chad Anderson. Stagno played keyboards on the EP, but would go on to join Kitten as a guitarist. ''Heaven or Somewhere in Between'' was ranked seventeenth in
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's list of "20 Best Pop Albums of 2016". In July 2016, Kitten released a new single titled "Steal the Night". The song appears as a bonus track on the vinyl release of ''Heaven or Somewhere in Between'', along with a "piano version" of "Fall on Me". In August 2016, Kitten began a
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campaign through the website
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to fund their planned second album. The band shared two new songs in February 2017: "No Hallelujah" and "Oh My God". Both songs were made available to download via PledgeMusic, exclusively for "Pledgers". In 2017–2018, Kitten gained several new members to their lineup. Guitarist Parker Silzer IV and keyboardist Max Tsiring joined the band in January 2017, after being introduced to Chaidez by Stagno. The following September, Kitten reconnected with musician Blu DeTiger—who had opened for the band in 2015—on the set of the music video for "Phases" by
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and
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. Kitten also met DeTiger's brother Rex on the set. Blu and Rex DeTiger soon joined Kitten as the band's touring bassist and touring drummer, respectively. In November 2017, Kitten shared a live recording of a new song titled "Strange Embrace". The following February, they released a new single, "I Did It!", to promote an upcoming project. The studio version of "Strange Embrace" was released as the second single from the project in May 2018. On June 1, 2018, Kitten released their fifth extended play, ''Pink Champagne''. It is their first project to be entirely self-produced by the band. Its lyrics, according to Chaidez, "mostly deal with personal relationships and mostly from a position of newfound strength". In August 2018, Kitten released a new single titled "Secrets", along with its B-side "Mercury". "Mercury" was written about Chaidez' parents' divorce. A new version of their song "Oh My God" was released as a single in October 2018.


2019–2021: Pride Month covers, ''Goodbye Honeymoon Phase'' & ''Personal Hotspots''

In June 2019, Kitten announced that they would be covering a song by an
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musician each week of
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. The covers, which were shared via
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, included "
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. On August 15, 2019, Kitten shared a new song, "Memphis", and announced an upcoming extended play. The title of the EP was initially revealed to be ''Honeymoon Phase'', but it was later renamed ''Goodbye Honeymoon Phase''. The day after its premiere, "Memphis" was officially released as a single, and its music video was shared. The EP's title track was released as the second single on September 20, 2019; Chaidez described its sound as "
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meets
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". On October 11, Kitten revealed the album cover and track listing of the extended play. ''Goodbye Honeymoon Phase'' was released on October 18, 2019. On the same day, the band shared the music video for the EP track "Me". Kitten made an appearance on the first season of the
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''I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry'', which was released in November 2019. The
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is about the formation of the girl band Nasty Cherry, for which Kitten's Chloe Chaidez plays guitar. An acoustic version of "Memphis" was released by Kitten in February 2020. In May 2020, the band released a new single titled "My House". On October 28, 2020, Kitten released the song "Angelina". It is the lead single from their upcoming second studio album, which is scheduled for release in 2021 through
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subsidiary The Orchard. The song's title alludes to actress
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, where the band is based. A music video for the track was released the following day, and was directed by Chloe Chaidez's mother Natalie Chaidez. A further four singles have since been released to promote the band's second album: "What Year Are We In" in November 2020, "Daddy Don't Take My Phone" in December 2020, "Do U Still Love Me?" in January 2021, and "American Football" in February 2021.


Style and influences

Music reporters and critics have frequently likened Kitten's work to music from the 1980s. Throughout their career they have been referred to as an
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and new wave band. Kitten have also pursued a more pop-influenced direction, particularly since their EP ''Heaven or Somewhere in Between''. Chloe Chaidez has stated, though, that "Kitten will always be a rock band". Kitten are known for their energetic stage presence during live performances. Chaidez, who has a background in
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into the band's performances; for example, climbing up and jumping off of high surfaces. Chaidez's decision to pursue music was influenced by her father Mike Chaidez, who was the drummer in
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band Thee Undertakers, and who taught her to play
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. Throughout her career with Kitten, Chaidez has named acts including
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, My Bloody Valentine,
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as influences. The band cited
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, and
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as inspirations for their 2018 extended play ''Pink Champagne''.


Band members

Current members *Chloe Chaidez – vocals, guitar *Dave Stagno – guitar ; keyboards *Parker Silzer IV – guitar *Max Tsiring – keyboards Former members * Max Ratzky (AKA Max Harrison) – guitar * Max Kuehn – drums * Elvis Kuehn – keyboards * Andy Miller – guitar * Zac Carper – bass guitar * Chris Vogel – bass guitar * Lukas Frank – drums * Bryan DeLeon – keyboards * Waylon Rector – guitar * Zach Bilson – bass guitar *Blu DeTiger – bass guitar *Rex DeTiger – drums Former touring musicians * Nicolas Perez – guitar * Omar Ahmed – bass guitar * Kameron Waters – drums * Ronnie Lanzilotta – bass guitar *Blu DeTiger – bass guitar *Rex DeTiger – drums Timeline


Discography


Studio albums

* ''
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'' (2014) * '' Personal Hotspots'' (2021)


Extended plays


Mixtapes


Compilation albums


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Guest appearances


Music videos


As lead artist


As featured artist


Tours


Headlining

* Summer Tour (2014) (
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)
* Kitten 2K15 (2015) (United States and
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* Heaven or Somewhere in Between Tour (2016) (United States) * Steal the Night Tour (2016) (United States) * East Coast Tour (2017) (United States) * I Did It! Tour (2018) (United States)


Opening act

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Young the Giant Young the Giant is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Irvine, California, in 2004. The band's line-up consists of Sameer Gadhia (lead vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Eric Cannata (guitar), Payam Doostzadeh (bass guitar), and Franc ...
– 2011 tour (United States) * Funeral Party – 2011 tour (
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
and England)
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Electric Six Electric Six is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Detroit in 1996. They are known for combining elements of Rock music, rock, disco, garage rock, Heavy metal music, metal, New wave music, new wave, and punk rock. Since achieving wide ...
– Hello Destructor Tour (2011) (United States) *
Pomegranates The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it is thought to have originat ...
Heaven Heaven, or the Heavens, is a common Religious cosmology, religious cosmological or supernatural place where beings such as deity, deities, angels, souls, saints, or Veneration of the dead, venerated ancestors are said to originate, be throne, ...
Tour (2012) (United States) *
The Joy Formidable The Joy Formidable is a Welsh people, Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 2007 in Mold, Flintshire, and currently based in London, England. The band consists of Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan (lead vocals, guitar) and Rhydian Dafydd (bass guitar, b ...
– 2013 tour (United States) *
Paramore Paramore is an American rock band formed in Franklin, Tennessee, in 2004. Since 2017, the band's lineup includes lead vocalist Hayley Williams, lead guitarist Taylor York, and drummer Zac Farro. Williams and Farro are founding members of ...
The Self-Titled Tour (2013) (United States and Canada) *
Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Re ...
– North American tour (2013) (United States and Canada) *
The Neighbourhood The Neighbourhood (abbreviated as the nbhd) is an American alternative rock band formed in Newbury Park, California, in 2011. The band is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, and bassist Mikey Marg ...
– Le Tour Noir (2014) (United States and Canada) *
Gary Numan Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the New wave music, new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two st ...
Splinter A splinter (also known as a sliver) is a fragment of a larger object, or a foreign body that penetrates or is purposely injected into a body. The foreign body must be lodged inside tissue to be considered a splinter. Splinters may cause initia ...
Tour (2014) (United States and Canada) *
Mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or demogr ...
– Villains Tour (2018) (United States) *
Blue October Blue October is an American Rock music, rock band originally from Houston, Texas, formed in 1995. It currently consists of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist #Personnel, Ryan Delahoussaye, b ...
I Hope You're Happy Tour (2018) (United States) *
Girlpool Girlpool was an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed by friends Avery Tucker and Harmony Tividad. Their debut self-titled EP ''Girlpool'' was released on Bandcamp in 2014 and re-released on Wichita Recordings later that year. They ...
What Chaos Is Imaginary Tour (2019) (United States) * Waterparks – Fandom Tour (2019) (United States)


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