"I need to do some promo yoga," David Kitt laughs. "I need to limber up."
The Irish singer-songwriter may be famous for having released an array of beautiful albums over the past two decades -- including The Big Romance and Small Moments -- but he's a naturally pretty shy type -- so the act of being interviewed doesn't necessarily come that easy to him. That said, David -- or Kittser, as he's better known -- was in good spirits when he arrived into studio for Songs in the Key of Life, and no wonder: he has a new EP out, and a new album on the way in March, as well as live dates coming up -- he's launching the new album at the Button Factory in Dublin on April 6th. Plus his side-project New Jackson is also doing extremely well, having been nominated for the 2017 Choice Music Prize award.
Then there's the fact that this show is all about the tunes -- and Kittser is an obsessive music fan, who regularly hits the decks in Ireland and abroad. As you'll hear, he was happy to roam between genres, playing soul, hip-hop and singer-songwriter cuts, as well as a few classics: Aretha Franklin was a magnificent closer to the show. "I end my DJ sets with Aretha a lot," he said. "It's never let me down. And songs in the key of life being the brief, this is pretty much right."
David Kitt's Playlist:
1.David Kitt 'You Know What I Wanna Know'
2. JJ Cale 'Starbound'
3. Nas 'It Ain't Hard to Tell'
4. Wham 'Nothing Looks the Same in the Light'
5. Aphex Twin 'Analogue Bubblebath'
6. Burning Spear 'Creation'
7. David Kitt 'Still Don't Know'
8. Aretha Franklin 'I Say A Little Prayer'
9. Neil Young 'Tell Me Why'
10. The Beatles 'A Day in the Life'
11. Nina Simone 'Suzanne'
12. Elizabeth Cotton 'Babe, it Ain't No Lie'
