KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope
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Artist: KT TunstallBrand: TUNSTALL,KT
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-02-07
Music Label: Virgin Records
Soundtracks:
- Other Side Of The World
- Another Place To Fall
- Under The Weather
- Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
- Miniature Disasters
- Silent Sea
- Universe & U
- False Alarm
- Suddenly I See
- Stoppin' The Love
- Heal Over
- Through The Dark
Free Music Notes for Eye to the Telescope
Free Music Review: Ears to the Headphones
Hit: 5 Stars
'Eye to the Telescope' is an introduction to one of the most talented young vocalists and songwriters in the industry today. At times her voice is angelic and mysterious other times it's visceral and intense but always transcendent. Her lyrics cry hope and shout indifference. She wails on the guitar and tickles the keys of the piano. She's confident, angry, overjoyed, empathetic, fed up, hopeful, beautiful. KT Tunstall is a multi-talented young artist and her career is only a new born, and that's a good thing for fans of good music.
In 'Other Side of the World' a gentle wave of acoustic guitar crashes in at the opening of this impressive debut and makes way for the mesmerizing voice that soars in and flies directly to the blood stream as she sings "I wish it were simple/ but we give up easily/ you're close enough to see that/ you're the other side of the world to me" with true conviction, her words a model of misfortune.
In 'Another Place to Fall' her vocals are cocky, mocking the recipient with the words "See yourself as a fallen angel/ well I don't see no holes in the road but you/ find another place to fall", an alert observation of self-inflicted pain.
'Under the Weather' is a soothing piece of beautiful music and the best showcase of her amazing voice, tender and confident and when she sings "It feels like home", it makes me feel right at home with this complete stranger. 'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree' is the catchy, knee-slapping first single, a raunchy rock song that's sure to put a smile on anyone's face regardless if he or she is playing air guitar to it or, perhaps,air drums or dancing or singing along or simply listening in awe to it's autheniticity.
Music this original created by a diverse, ambitious musician promises no likelihood of filler. The songs just get better as the album unfolds. 'Miniature Disasters' has a bluesy undertone with a steady beat and intelligent lyrics. 'Silent Sea' is a soft and engaging tune with ghostly vocals sending a chill up your spine like a cold body of water: "I'll know where I want to be/ but maybe for now/ I'll stay right here/ on a silent sea."
"You are warm and bright/ you know you are so good to me/ with your child's eyes" are sweet lyrics with a sense of real sincerity matched by the fiery vocal on 'Universe & U'. 'False Alarm' is one of the bigger songs, its blend of instrumental and vocal create a sublime moment.
Possibly the strongest track is 'Suddenly I see' with it's vigorous uplifting tone and Tunstall's teasing voice and lyrics, one second delicate like a kitten the next fierce like a lion. It's one of those songs that bring the desire for multiple listens. 'Stoppin' The Love' creates the unusual and contridicting feeling of familiar and fresh at the same time.
As the album nears its end, KT Tunstall delivers a phenomenal piece of music called 'Heal Over' a strikingly gorgeous song offering hope and promising perseverance: "Don't hold on but don't let go/ I know it's so hard/ You've got to try to trust yourself." The finale is a straight forward folksy piano song called 'Through the Dark' bringing the sensational debut to a close after she asks "Oh, what is in store for me now?" The answer to that question only time will tell; I just hope it has something to do with making music.
'Eye to the Telescope' is a timeless piece of music that begs to be heard. Heard from inside a set of headphones or in a drug store or on the soundtrack of a movie or in the background at a bar or wherever music can be heard, wherever people go who love music, especially great music, like that of KT Tunstall.
Eye to the Telescope Poster
KT Tunstall's debut album Eye To The Telescope is the creative consequence of her 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."
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If the art of the female singer-songwriter revolves around coffee-table soliloquies then Eye to the Telescope--the debut album from Edinburgh-born chanteuse/guitarist KT Tunstall--is a pleasing mediation between the traditional demands of brooding egocentricity (espresso) and frothy commerciality (cappuccino). KT Tunstall has star quality. "Suddenly I See" is an effortlessly liberating pop fillip while, conversely, "False Alarm" redresses ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All" for losers who had nothing to lose to begin with. However, Tunstall isn't entirely convinced by the compromise ("I'm struggling to cater for the space I'm meant to fill" she sings) and "Miniature Disasters"--one of several strong numbers showcasing her aptitude for wrapping up pop tunes in either folky bluesiness or ponderous jazz--catalogues her desires for unfettered self-expression. The opening cut "Other Side Of The World" might sound like Dido without the giftwrapped grief (she's none too flattered with the comparisons) but Eye to the Telescope is spiritually closer to Carole King and Elvis Costello than Katie Melua. And that's no bad thing. --Kevin Maidment
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