Drastic Fantastic is the second album by British alternative singer KT Tunstall.
It will be released on 10th september in Britain and Europe, 15th September in Australia and 18th September in the United States and Canada.
The album is expected to chart inside the top 5 on its release because it became one of the most downloaded albums in the week prior to its release, peaking at #2 on iTunes
Track listing
All bonus tracks appear on the iTunes pre-order edition of Drastic Fantastic.
KT Tunstall broke into the public eye with a performance on the BBC's Later with Jools Holland (a contemporary music show) of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" from her first album. She has enjoyed commercial and critical success since, selling over 4 million albums and picking up three BRIT Awards and a Grammy nomination.
While her first name is Kate, she chose to go by KT as her first name, saying "[Kate] just makes me think of a buxom lass baking bread for her man working in the fields. I have no problem with that, but it's just not really how I pictured being a rock star." Also, Tunstall spells her first name KT (as opposed to Katie) to differentiate herself from fellow singer Katie Melua.
Tunstall is known for her live performances, in which she combines use of a loop pedal (an AKAI E2 Headrush, which she affectionately calls "Wee Bastard,") with a full four-piece backing band. She tours extensively, with plans to return to the road after the release of her next album Drastic Fantastic.
She's not just a talented singer but can also play several instruments, including guitar, bass, synthesizer and piano and sometimes uses a loop pedal to mimic the sound of a full band.
Awards
In 2005, Tunstall won Best Track Q Music Award for "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree".
She received a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize, though lost to Antony and the Johnsons.
Tunstall received three BRIT award nominations when they were announced on January 11, 2006.
Nominations included Best British Live Act, British Breakthrough Act, and British Female Solo Artist.
At the ceremony on February 15, 2006, Tunstall performed "Suddenly I See" and won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist, remarking that she wished to share it with fellow nominee Kate Bush.
On January 22, 2006, she was awarded a European Border Breakers Award, which awards the top-selling EU artists, discounting sales in their home state (in this case, discounting UK sales). Also, in 2006 she also won the Ivor Novello Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Suddenly I See" along with Scottish Style Awards "Most Stylish Band or Musician ".
She received a 2007 Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree". However, the award went to Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man."
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It will be released on 10th september in Britain and Europe, 15th September in Australia and 18th September in the United States and Canada.
The album is expected to chart inside the top 5 on its release because it became one of the most downloaded albums in the week prior to its release, peaking at #2 on iTunes
Track listing
- "Little Favours" – 3:09
- "If Only" – 3:46
- "White Bird" – 3:13
- "Funnyman" – 2:56
- "Hold On" – 2:58
- "Hopeless" – 3:41
- "I Don't Want You Now" – 3:48
- "Saving My Face" – 3:38
- "Beauty of Uncertainty" – 5:01
- "Someday Soon" – 3:53
- "Paper Aeroplane" – 3:16
All bonus tracks appear on the iTunes pre-order edition of Drastic Fantastic.
- "Suddenly I See" (Live)
- "Hold On" (Live from The Today Show) – music video
- "Bad Day" (UK only)
- "Mothgirl" (UK only)
KT Tunstall broke into the public eye with a performance on the BBC's Later with Jools Holland (a contemporary music show) of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" from her first album. She has enjoyed commercial and critical success since, selling over 4 million albums and picking up three BRIT Awards and a Grammy nomination.
While her first name is Kate, she chose to go by KT as her first name, saying "[Kate] just makes me think of a buxom lass baking bread for her man working in the fields. I have no problem with that, but it's just not really how I pictured being a rock star." Also, Tunstall spells her first name KT (as opposed to Katie) to differentiate herself from fellow singer Katie Melua.
Tunstall is known for her live performances, in which she combines use of a loop pedal (an AKAI E2 Headrush, which she affectionately calls "Wee Bastard,") with a full four-piece backing band. She tours extensively, with plans to return to the road after the release of her next album Drastic Fantastic.
She's not just a talented singer but can also play several instruments, including guitar, bass, synthesizer and piano and sometimes uses a loop pedal to mimic the sound of a full band.
Awards
In 2005, Tunstall won Best Track Q Music Award for "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree".
She received a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize, though lost to Antony and the Johnsons.
Tunstall received three BRIT award nominations when they were announced on January 11, 2006.
Nominations included Best British Live Act, British Breakthrough Act, and British Female Solo Artist.
At the ceremony on February 15, 2006, Tunstall performed "Suddenly I See" and won the award for Best British Female Solo Artist, remarking that she wished to share it with fellow nominee Kate Bush.
On January 22, 2006, she was awarded a European Border Breakers Award, which awards the top-selling EU artists, discounting sales in their home state (in this case, discounting UK sales). Also, in 2006 she also won the Ivor Novello Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Suddenly I See" along with Scottish Style Awards "Most Stylish Band or Musician ".
She received a 2007 Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree". However, the award went to Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man."
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