Kittie "Spit" - Ng/Artemis - Kicks off like speed metal then erodes to a furious punk rock record, but as early as the third track, "Paperdoll" the band's ability really begins to show. Both through the arrangement and the singing, which departs the earlier shouting for more breathy emotion (still interspersed with the rants). Honestly, this describes many of the songs. It's one of the things that keeps is interesting despite it being formulaic. As is often the case though, these songs are also filled with disturbing rage, like in "Raven" where "Get him away from me, stay the fuck away from me," is the refrain, sung as if by a battered girlfriend on PCP. Admittedly, this is an enjoyable album from start to finish, and the end comes too soon with "Immortal," a very groovy instrumental. The band says influences including Madonna and Courtney Love set good examples for woman, and you can hear those pioneer-esque women in Kittie's lyrics and subject matter.