Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
On this second installment of a proposed "soul, body, and mind" trilogy kicked off with 2016's KIN, singer/songwriter KT Tunstall continues her 2010s rebirth, focusing on the physical and embracing the core of humanness with all its flaws and beauty. While the healing KIN marked the restoration of Tunstall's soul after the emotionally exhausting Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon, WAX awakens her body as she reclaims her sense of self, fighting to live life "with no negative emotion" while wondering "if it's unreasonable to feel." WAX harks back to her first three albums with their catchy hooks and raw, emotional punch. Cleansing single "The River" sparkles with life, an empowering Drastic Fantastic rallying cry, while the confessional "Dark Side of Me" and the smoky rocker "The Healer" recall the most electrifying moments of Tiger Suit. Aside from a brief dip into IE/CM contemplation on the Fleetwood Mac-ish "Poison in Your Cup," WAX is full of vigor, pulsing with a visceral charge on the strutting "Little Red Thread" and the infectious singalong "In This Body." Producer Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand) injects subtle but inspired touches to the effort, like adding synth to both the driving "Human Being" and highlight moment "The Mountain," a slinky, intergalactic exploration that sounds unlike anything Tunstall has ever done. These effects add brightness and texture to her typically impeccable songcraft, resulting in a reinvigorated triumph for an artist who considered leaving music behind just years prior to WAX's release. Here, Tunstall has rekindled the fire with one of her tightest and most inspirational records to date.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12.49€/month
Angelo Petraglia, ComposerLyricist - Tim Bran, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Abrahams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
James Valentine, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Terefe, ComposerLyricist - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Hoffer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Abrahams, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MyRiot, Producer, Co-Producer - Nate Lasley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hinako Omori, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Flute, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sophie Solomon, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tyler Connolly, ComposerLyricist - Martin Terefe, ComposerLyricist - Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Flute, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Hinako Omori, Wurlitzer Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Flute, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MyRiot, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Charlotte Hatherley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Hinako Omori, Wurlitzer Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Martin Terefe, ComposerLyricist - Tim Bran, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - KT Tunstall, Guitar, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick McCarthy, Producer, Bass Guitar, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cooley, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Kerr, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - MyRiot, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Denny Weston Jr., Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sebastian Kellig, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
On this second installment of a proposed "soul, body, and mind" trilogy kicked off with 2016's KIN, singer/songwriter KT Tunstall continues her 2010s rebirth, focusing on the physical and embracing the core of humanness with all its flaws and beauty. While the healing KIN marked the restoration of Tunstall's soul after the emotionally exhausting Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon, WAX awakens her body as she reclaims her sense of self, fighting to live life "with no negative emotion" while wondering "if it's unreasonable to feel." WAX harks back to her first three albums with their catchy hooks and raw, emotional punch. Cleansing single "The River" sparkles with life, an empowering Drastic Fantastic rallying cry, while the confessional "Dark Side of Me" and the smoky rocker "The Healer" recall the most electrifying moments of Tiger Suit. Aside from a brief dip into IE/CM contemplation on the Fleetwood Mac-ish "Poison in Your Cup," WAX is full of vigor, pulsing with a visceral charge on the strutting "Little Red Thread" and the infectious singalong "In This Body." Producer Nick McCarthy (Franz Ferdinand) injects subtle but inspired touches to the effort, like adding synth to both the driving "Human Being" and highlight moment "The Mountain," a slinky, intergalactic exploration that sounds unlike anything Tunstall has ever done. These effects add brightness and texture to her typically impeccable songcraft, resulting in a reinvigorated triumph for an artist who considered leaving music behind just years prior to WAX's release. Here, Tunstall has rekindled the fire with one of her tightest and most inspirational records to date.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:31
- Main artists: KT Tunstall
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records Ltd
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2018 KT Tunstall, under exclusive licence to Universal Music Operations Limited
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.