KITTIE drummer Mercedes Lander and former KITTIE bassist Tanya Candler laid down backing vocals this week on a new recording from Orianna, a 14-year-old singer/songwriter and entertainer from London, Ontario, Canada.

Orianna, whose real name is Nikki Whitehead, is working on her first CD with producers Moe Berg (a founding member of Canada's THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS) and Matt Grady.

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Mercedes occasionally sits behind the kit for Candler's current band ALCOHOLLYS.

KITTIE announced in March that it was contemplating playing some reunion shows with its original lineup — featuring Candler, Mercedes, her sister Morgan Lander (guitar, vocals) and Fallon Bowman (guitar).