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KT Tunstall: "Drastic Fantastic"
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Out of 718 votes - Similar Artists: Nelly Furtado, Dido, Beth Orton, Fiona Apple
Out of 718 votes
- Genre: Rock & Pop » Singer/Songwriter
Editor's review
Nudge the lush indie pop of Beth Orton a few degrees toward the lush mainstream pop of Natasha Bedingfield and you'll have a sense of this pleasing young Scottish singer-songwriter. An unerring sense of vocal melody guides Tunstall through a strong encore to her highly praised debut.
Biography
KT Tunstall is a sparkling new songwriter with Chinese blood, a Scottish heart, great legwarmers and a cool name – “well, it’s got a bit more attitude than Kate which just says farmer’s daughter to me,” she laughs. KT celebrates classic singer-songwriting in the tradition of Rikki Lee Jones, Carol Kingand Fleetwood Mac with an articulate, accessible, immediate brew of rootsy sass, wistful quandary and after-hours atmosphere. The latest in a line of outstanding contemporary Scottish songwriters including Texas, Fran Healy, Teenage Fanclub and The Beta Band, KT’s unique perspective offers a rare emotionally connecting intensity through it’s gripping lyrical bite and heartfelt melody.
Her debut album ‘Eye To The Telescope’ is the creative consequence of that inquiring imagination. “My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories,” she explains. “They’re kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and one other person. It’s almost like an alien has been sent to get emotional samples from human beings and put it all together on a record.”
Since completing ‘Eye To The Telescope’, life has been a blur of gigs, first as support to Joss Stone, then a tour of Europe, singing with ‘klezmer hip-hop’ band Oi Va Voi, who ignited the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury.
“It was blazing sunshine and I went on in a turquoise neck muff, glamorous dress and muddy boots and just had the best gig, really emotional. I’ve had emails from people saying that they cried. They promised it wasn’t the drugs.”
Now KT is raring to channel all her infectious energies into her own music. “I’m not exactly sure what has driven me so hard,” she says. “I’ve never questioned it. I’ve never had a back-up plan. I was never going to do anything else.”
