K T Tunstall

Just to prove that I do get out of the house now and again, went to see the exceptionally talented and all round lovely K T Tunstall @ The Exchange, Edinburgh last night. I can't remember being this excited about a new artist for years - her style isn't really groundbreaking, but her songs are so solid and her voice is so powerful, I'm tipping this wee Scot to go all the way. Black Horse and The Cherry Tree (which she played on Later With Jools Holland earlier in the month) and dreamy ballad Throw Me a Rope, which she ended her set with on acoustic guitar are stand outs, but she left the packed out crowd of about 500 wanting much more. If anything, she reminds me of Codplay (never a bad thing) sometimes, but she oozes so much of her own personality and charm that comparissons are fairly useless. Her debut album, Eye To The Telescope, is out on 13th December. Go and buy it. Kx