Singer and songwriter David Kitt has announced details of The Big Romance (Kittser's Version), a reimagined edition of his acclaimed 2001 album.
The release, due out on April 10, 2026, will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original record and feature re-recorded versions of all ten tracks, along with five new songs and the fan-favourite B-side "Saturdays".
To mark the launch, Kitt will perform The Big Romance (Kittser’s Version) in full at Dublin’s National Concert Hall on April 10, 2026, joined by a range of collaborators.
Ahead of the anniversary, Kitt has begun unveiling new music from the project. The first two tracks, "Song From Hope St. (Brooklyn, NY)" and "T’s & C’s," are out now.
Both were produced by Ken McHugh, who also worked with Kitt on the original Big Romance sessions.
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Kitt said that McHugh’s involvement was crucial to recreating the sound and spirit of the 2001 release. After nearly 25 years apart, the pair reconnected at Kitt’s home studio in Ballinskelligs, County Kerry. The collaboration quickly reignited their creative chemistry, with "T’s & C’s" completed in a matter of days. "Hope St.", meanwhile, has taken longer to refine, with a longer album version still in progress.
The original Big Romance marked a breakthrough moment in David Kitt’s career. Released in 2001 on Warner Music, it sold 60,000 copies in Ireland and featured the singles "Song From Hope St. (Brooklyn, NY)" and "You Know What I Wanna Know."
Recorded at Pulse Studios in Dublin with McHugh, the album combined acoustic and electronic elements, reflecting Kitt’s interest in blending folk songwriting with the textures of electronica and hip-hop.
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Watch: David Kitt performs "Song From Hope St. (Brooklyn, NY)" on the The Late Late Show in April 2000
Reflecting on that period, Kitt described it as his first experience working in a professional studio environment, with access to musical equipment he had previously only dreamed of using. He credited McHugh’s production skills for shaping the record’s sound and said the album represented "a distillation" of his musical influences at the time.
Kitt also explained that rights to the original album remain with Warner Music under a contract that grants the label ownership "for the universe forever." Previous efforts to arrange a vinyl reissue for earlier anniversaries were unsuccessful, leading him to record a new version that he owns outright.
"I feel I've landed on a document that has the sonic and emotional DNA of the original - and at times improves on it," he says, "a record that will be cherished by fans of the original and would get the seal of approval from my 25-year-old self."
