Almost A Dirty Dozen with KIT MAJOR – October 2025

Photo credit: Noël Dombroski

According to a recent press release: “Punk / alt-rock firebrand Kit Major has dropped the music video for her new single “Teenage Wannabe” out now via Futureless. A snarling, cinematic track brimming with horror-punk energy, it’s a tongue-in-cheek anthem of identity, chaos, and survival in a world that thrives on manufactured personas. The clip was directed by longtime collaborator Noël Dombroski and brings the camp and spectacle of B-horror and sci-fi films to vivid life. Kit Major is a punk rock force, fusing post-punk energy, Britpop shimmer, and garage rock grit into glitter-bomb anthems that linger long after the final note. Known for her electrifying live performances and sharp lyricism, Major has been featured in PAPER, Alternative Press, Post-Punk, Wonderland, Flaunt, Under The Radar and more, while landing placements on key Spotify editorial playlists including Fresh Finds and New Rock.” We get Kit to discuss new music, influences, and more…

1. Tell us a little about your latest release.  What might a fan or listener not grab the first or second time they listen through?  Are there any hidden nuggets you put in the material or that only diehard fans might find?

“Teenage Wannabe” is my love letter to B-horror, sci-fi, and punk history. It’s full of nerdy nods to the movies, games, and bands that shaped me. The title takes from The Cramps’ “I Was A Teenage Werewolf,” the Ramones, “Teenage Lobotomy,” and the Misfits’ “Teenagers from Mars.” The song is about people-pleasing and the shapeshifting we do to fit in, even as adults. You can morph into a ‘teenage wannabe’ at any age. The line “What a horrible night to have a curse that never ends” borrows from Castlevania and The Black Dahlia Murder song, while the second verse line “no brain to freeze” tips its hat to Heathers. I wanted a campy, fast, and self aware rock song to be like a late night horror flick. Also: the scream you hear isn’t me. It’s my sister. She’s got a great horror movie scream.

2. What got you into music, and can you tell us about the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician?

I have a distinct memory of showing my mom a couple of songs I wrote on piano when I was in my junior year of high school. I turned to writing and playing piano because I was alone a lot of the time and didn’t mind banging away on the keys. My older sisters were out of the house, my dad worked, and my mom went back to school at night, so I had lots of solitude and freedom to create. I remember showcasing some songs to my mom while she was cooking dinner, and she told me I had a way of describing feelings that were hard to put into words. That was the first time someone said that to me, and it meant a lot coming from her. It made me want to see where writing took me.

3. Building on that, is there a specific song, album, performer, or live show that guided your musical taste?

Green Day. My first concert was the 2004 American Idiot tour. I think my parents played Minority in the car one day as a kid and I haven’t stopped listening to them since…

4. If you could call in any one collaborator to do a song with, who would it be, and why?

Honestly, probably Green Day again. They’ve been a huge influence on my style and writing. Maybe one day we’ll do a split EP that comes with its own Kit Major Limited Edition Punk Bunny coffee flavor.

5. What is your favorite activity when out of the studio and/or not on tour? What do you like to do to unwind?

I love crafting. I collect magazines and like to make mood boards and wall collages while I listen to music or watch a movie. My house is covered in ripped out photos.

6. How would you describe your music to someone who’d never listened to you before? What is the one comparison a reviewer or fan has made that made you cringe or you disagreed with?

Someone recently said I make punk rock you can dance to and I loved that so much.

7. What is one question you have always wanted an interviewer to ask – and what is the answer? Conversely, what question are you tired of answering?

I’m always excited when interviewers want to dig into lyrics – the little random stories behind them, the references, the hidden details. I write all of my songs, so I have a lot to say! When I was a kid, the first thing I’d do after buying an album was read along to the lyrics in the CD booklet and analyze them as the song played. I would love to get a chance to break down my lyrics more often. I think I’m tired of talking about my beginnings. I go back and forth between wanting to swipe my entire old music off the internet and letting my digital archive live because I’m okay with showing how much I’ve grown as an artist.

8. Looking back over your career, is there a single moment or situation you feel was a misstep or you would like to have a “do over,” even if it didn’t change your current situation?

I don’t think there was a misstep because I wouldn’t be able to create and work the way I do now without the music I put out when I first started.

9. If you could magically go back in time and be a part of the recording sessions for any one record in history, which would you choose – and what does that record mean to you?

I would say Revolver by The Beatles. It’s not only one of my favorite Beatles albums, but one of my favorite records in general. I’m such a nerd about it! I have the big Beatles book with lyrics and facts about every album, and now that I know the stories behind the songs, I’d love to have been there to see it all happen in real time especially discovering the backwards guitars in “I’m Only Sleeping” and the tape loops on “Tomorrow Never Knows.” Learning about the experimental aspects of this album is what transformed me from a passive listener into a huge Beatles fan.

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Category: Interviews