Kin (KT Tunstall album)
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KIN is the sixth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. It will be released on 9 September 2016 worldwide. It is the follow-up to the folk-toned Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon, but the songs are more energtic and punchy than the last album, melancholic. It was preceded by the Golden State EP, which showcased one of the songs from the album "Evil Eye". The album is produced by Tony Hoffer in a studio in Los Angeles.
Background
Tunstall announced through Facebook on 2015 that a new record would be released in 2016. However, no title track, title album or release date was announced. She also revealed she was working with producer Tony Hoffer during a few chat live with the fans, during on them, she even played live the song "Feel It All" and what was next going to be the promotional single "Evil Eye".
She recorded the album in a studio in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, a place that inspired her a lot of songs, according to her. After her fifth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon, two years before the album release, Tunstall had considered quitting the album music industry in order to write music for movies. She had entered the Sundance Institute's elite Film Composers Lab in order to give her career another direction. She admitted in an interview with Broadway World: "I stopped. I gave up. I didn't want to do it anymore."[2]
Two years later KIN was born. Produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Fitz and the Tantrums, Air, M83 and more), and written and recorded by Tunstall in L.A. "The truth is, I've finally made peace with being a pop songwriter," Tunstall says. "This record was very much embracing my dharma as an artist, which is to write positive songs that have muscle, but also show their vulnerability."[3]
Songs and singles
The lead single of KIN is called "Maybe It's a Good Thing". The promotional single "Evil Eye" is on the album. The album is made of eleven tracks.
Among them there is a duet, "Two Way", with the 2016 Grammy Awards nominee James Bay. Bay and Tunstall met during Jools Holland's Hootenanny. Tunstall had read in an interview that he was a fan of hers, so she chatted with him, and they decided to record a duet. Tunstall says in an interview with the UK newspaper "Evening Standard" that Bay is "one of the most talented new songwriters," and added "it was fantastic to work with him."[4]
On August 19th, 2016, Tunstall released her third promotional single from KIN: "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hard Girls" | KT Tunstall | Tony Hoffer | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Turned a Light On" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Maybe It's a Good Thing" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Evil Eye" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 3:34 |
| 5. | "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:18 |
| 6. | "On My Star" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Two Way (featuring James Bay)" | Tunstall, James Bay | Hoffer | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Run on Home" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:27 |
| 9. | "KIN" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:17 |
| 10. | "Everything Has Its Shape" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Love Is an Ocean" | Tunstall | Hoffer | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 46:14 | |||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worldwide | 9 September 2016 | Caroline, Sony/ATV Music | CD, digital download CD+DVD |
References
- ^ Johnson, Laura (15 July 2016). "KT Tunstall Announces New Album 'KIN', Shares New Single Maybe It's A Good Thing". Stereoboard.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "KT Tunstall Announces New Album 'KIN' to Be Released 9/9". Broadway World Music. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "New KT Tunstall Album, KIN, Released September 9". U Music. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ Foster, Alistair (29 July 2016). "KT Tunstall on new album KIN: 'I've got my mojo back'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 August 2016.