Biography
Born in Dublin, Eire, the Irish singer-songwriter was immersed in music from childhood because his father and uncles had launched a thriving touring folk ensemble. Kitt launched his own live performances during his time at Trinity College, Dublin, where he finished a postgraduate program in music technology. Working from his bedroom, he captured and blended the tracks for his first release on a digital eight-track machine, lending the songs a haunting, low-fidelity texture. The revived Rough Trade Records label issued Small Moments in 1999, by which point Kitt had already started shaping his debut full-length album.
The Big Romance appeared on the Blanco y Negro imprint in June 2001, delivering a more expansive production while keeping the debut’s appeal intact, with ‘Song From Hope Street (Brooklyn, N.Y.)’ and ‘What I Ask’ standing out among its tracks. Square 1 moved at a gentler pace than the preceding record, trading electronic touches for brass and strings. In summer 2003 the album entered the Irish charts at number one.
The Big Romance appeared on the Blanco y Negro imprint in June 2001, delivering a more expansive production while keeping the debut’s appeal intact, with ‘Song From Hope Street (Brooklyn, N.Y.)’ and ‘What I Ask’ standing out among its tracks. Square 1 moved at a gentler pace than the preceding record, trading electronic touches for brass and strings. In summer 2003 the album entered the Irish charts at number one.
Albums
