When KT Tunstall's debut album,
Eye To The Telescope, was released in 2005, it was a surprising success. It was a mix of soft melodies and more up-tempo pop songs, but with the lyrics of an perceptive and sensitive songwriter.
Drastic Fantastic, KT Tunstall's sophomore effort, is skewed more to the pop song spectrum, but retains all the sensitivity of her songwriting skills. Most of the first half of the album are upbeat tunes, starting with "Little Favours," yet the slower songs, including "White Bird," sometimes pack more wallop with their intensity and intimacy. All Music says, "In a time where singer/songwriters are long on bloodletting emotion but short on musicality, this variety is a relief, as is Tunstall's unabashed embrace of being a mainstream troubadour -- and it's not a sell-out, either, because the songs are strong and beneath that glossy veneer, there is genuine emotion here. These are the elements that make
Drastic Fantastic a rare beast: a pop album with a songwriter's heart, and one that works on both levels."
CD released September 18, 2007.
Articles, reviews, and interviews:
All Music review
Rolling Stone review
Pop Matters review
Track List:
1. Little Favours
2. If Only
3. White Bird
4. Funnyman
5. Hold On
6. Hopeless
7. I Don't Want You Now
8. Saving My Face
9. Beauty Of Uncertainty
10. Someday Soon
11. Paper Aeroplane
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