Scottish Delight!

Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall burst onto the public scene three years ago with her gritty debut album Eye To The Telescope, a brilliant mesh of heartfelt folk-pop, electric blues, and alternative-rock. I remember listening to the album for the first time nearly two years ago(thanks to my Worldspace),and instantly falling in love with KT's voice. Suddenly I See and Black Horse And The Cherry Tree were her first hits en route to sold-out shows,Grammy-nominations and the fattest paycheck of her long hard career. I've had to wait two full years for her next offering,Drastic Fantastic,but i can truly say it was well woth the wait.
While "Eye To The Telescope" was oozing with cool, "Drastic Fantastic" is oozing with confidence.It definately shows the artist's development as a writer,musician and vocalist.The most significant difference i found in the music as compared to her debut was the instrumentation and production.While the first CD was more organic and acoustic, the second is super-slick with more layers and sounds.
The 11-track album is as follows:

1. Little Favours-A song about teen lust(I think).Very catchy.Very different from anything on Eye To the Telescope.
2. If Only-A cheesy song about a boyfriend who thought she was a good-for-nothing.Very well produced.
3. White Bird-If anything came close to sounding similar to the first album , I thought this would be it.Very acoustic.
4. Funnyman-A bit of electronica in here.Loved it for the chorus.
5. Hold On-I fell in love with this song on first listen for innumerable reasons.It brought back memories of Black Horse And The Cherry Tree.My personal favorite on the album.
6. Hopeless-Another favorite.Really well produced and recorded.
7. I Don't Want U Now-Nothing spectacular here.Not bad in any way either.
8. Saving My Face- This song literally means saving her face.Anti-plastic surgery takes centre-stage here.
9. Beauty Of Uncertainty-One of the few ballads on the album.Kinda boring.
10. Someday Soon-Jazz-infected.Nice lyrics.
11. Paper Aeroplane-Very organic and raw.Nice finish to a great album.

If you've heard her debut,you'll wholeheartedly agree with her for naming the sophomore effort Drastic Fantastic, because those are the two words which are closest to describing the growth she has gone through. On the whole, a solid effort from the Scottish lass. 8/10.