KT Tunstall

If the KT Tunstall of "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" sounded like the kind of girl you'd like to get to know better, the Scottish singer's second proper studio album takes the relationship to the next level. Except for the last three tracks, which indulge her darker, more introspective tendencies (check the Stevie Nicks-ian vocals on the weary "Beauty of Uncertainty"), Drastic concentrates on the feisty pop end of Tunstall's pop-folk label. "White Bird" is "Black Horse"'s quieter cousin, but "Hold On," with its interesting blues guitar sample, is its direct heir.

Set the way-back machine for 1997! Smash Mouth and Third Eye Blind and Primitive Radio
Gods are the rock stars of the future. People are still walking around saying, “You are so
money, baby!” Nobody's heard of Napster, reality TV or Britney. Puff Daddy is all over the
airwaves rapping, “Ten years from now we'll still be on top,” which turned out to be half
true. And everybody complains about how conservative Bill Clinton is -- can't w... More >