KT Tunstall - Eye to the Telescope

I thought that KT Tunstall was fairly new to the music scene, but the 28 year old Scottish singer/songwriter/performer has apparently been playing with several different bands throughout the UK, and has developed a huge following there. As a matter of fact, her debut solo album, "Eye to the Telescope", although not released in the US until 2006, had already been on the charts in the UK since 2004.

The following performance of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on the UK TV show "Later with Jools Holland", was the one that really got her solo career moving.



Her big break in the North American market came when the "American Idol" contestant, Katharine MacPhee, chose to perform "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" for the show. The song rose up the Billboard charts after that. The irony here is that KT admittedly loathes shows like "Idol" because the performers are completely "controlled" by the producers of the show.

Although "Black Horse" has been her most popular song, there are many other great tracks on the CD, including the spacious and dreamy "The Other Side of the World", the spiteful "Another Place to Fall", the bluesy "Miniature Disasters", and the soulful "Stoppin' the Love".

"Suddenly I See" is another track that has gotten some attention on the charts. This track is fun and uplifting, with a tempo that I would call a "fast walk". One of those songs that if you're not careful, will be stuck in your head all day.

Here is the full songlist:

The 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

KT Tunstall combines a lot of styles from female artists that I enjoy, and I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys Melissa Etheridge, Sarah McLachlin, Bonnie Raitt, or Sass Jordan.