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Drastic Fantastic -- the spangly attempt at pop stardom consolidation -- didn’t catch on like it should have, but KT Tunstall doesn’t quite beat a retreat on its 2010 sequel, Tiger Suit. Sure, she’s reverted to contemplative photographs for her album art, but Tiger Suit isn’t a hermetically sealed sensitive singer/songwriter record, all quivering sincerity and strummed guitars. Fittingly for an album recorded at Berlin’s Hansa studio, where Achtung Baby and Heroes were cut, it is produced, polished, and textured, an album with movement and progression. Once the ominous opening chords to “Uummannaq Song” drift away, the song settles into a tight art-funk groove accentuated with folk shout-alongs, following no straight path to its conclusion. Tunstall takes no direct routes on Tiger Suit -- not when she slows tempos down, not when she recycles the “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” rhythm for “Come on, Get In” -- but the twists that take her into the fuzzy glam-stomp of “Madame Trudeaux,” the whistled hook of “Glamour Puss,” the tight swirling circles of “Difficulty,” or the languid European blues of “Golden Frames” aren’t self-conscious stylizations, they’re lively and unexpected, colorful enough to grab upon first listen and rich enough to reveal layers upon repeats. As sonically pleasing as it is, Tiger Suit isn’t a mere vehicle for sound; it’s built upon Tunstall’s strongest set of songs yet, and it’s no coincidence that they’re her most ambitious, either: she may be firmly within the mainstream but she’s taking risks as a composer and record-maker, never settling into the role of the earnest earthbound folkie, winding up with an excellent album that satisfies as pure sound and as songwriting sustenance.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Author, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Rogers, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Oli Wright, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Hatherley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seye Adelekan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kenny Dickenson, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Robertson, Duduk, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Kurstin, Composer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Whistle, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seye Adelekan, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Morris, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Author, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Music Production, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Luke Bullen, Drums, Music Production, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seye Adelekan, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Fawcus, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Author, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seye Adelekan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Leo Abrahams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - IAMX, Synthesizer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Glockenspiel, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Luke Bullen, Drums, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seye Adelekan, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Terefe, Composer - KT Tunstall, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marianne Haynes, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Paloma Deike, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Emma Owens, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Amy May, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Anste, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Dickenson, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Russell Fawcus, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - IAMX, Drums, Synthesizer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Gita Harcourt, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sophie Solomon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Langley, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Author, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Seasick Steve, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Radford, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Terefe, Composer - KT Tunstall, Composer, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Stylophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Hatherley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Seye Adelekan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Greg Kurstin, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Whistle, Beatbox, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Perry, Composer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seye Adelekan, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Gary Alesbrook, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Attwood, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Robyn Hitchcock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ruadhri Cushnan, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Hogarth, Composer - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Composer, Flute, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luke Bullen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arnulf Lindner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edd Hartwell, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Atkinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Dowling, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Hefti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Goudie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grant Rawlinson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seye Adelekan, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Alesbrook, Flugelhorn, Horn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Attwood, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Dickenson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Abbiss, Producer, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Tyler Pope, ComposerLyricist - James Murphy, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Walton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - KT Tunstall, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Mahoney, ComposerLyricist - Christian Wright, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carl Barc, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Drastic Fantastic -- the spangly attempt at pop stardom consolidation -- didn’t catch on like it should have, but KT Tunstall doesn’t quite beat a retreat on its 2010 sequel, Tiger Suit. Sure, she’s reverted to contemplative photographs for her album art, but Tiger Suit isn’t a hermetically sealed sensitive singer/songwriter record, all quivering sincerity and strummed guitars. Fittingly for an album recorded at Berlin’s Hansa studio, where Achtung Baby and Heroes were cut, it is produced, polished, and textured, an album with movement and progression. Once the ominous opening chords to “Uummannaq Song” drift away, the song settles into a tight art-funk groove accentuated with folk shout-alongs, following no straight path to its conclusion. Tunstall takes no direct routes on Tiger Suit -- not when she slows tempos down, not when she recycles the “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” rhythm for “Come on, Get In” -- but the twists that take her into the fuzzy glam-stomp of “Madame Trudeaux,” the whistled hook of “Glamour Puss,” the tight swirling circles of “Difficulty,” or the languid European blues of “Golden Frames” aren’t self-conscious stylizations, they’re lively and unexpected, colorful enough to grab upon first listen and rich enough to reveal layers upon repeats. As sonically pleasing as it is, Tiger Suit isn’t a mere vehicle for sound; it’s built upon Tunstall’s strongest set of songs yet, and it’s no coincidence that they’re her most ambitious, either: she may be firmly within the mainstream but she’s taking risks as a composer and record-maker, never settling into the role of the earnest earthbound folkie, winding up with an excellent album that satisfies as pure sound and as songwriting sustenance.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:48
- Main artists: KT Tunstall
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Relentless - Virgin
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
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