KT Tunstall // Tiger Suit

Buy @ Amazon.co.uk (CD) | Buy @ Amazon.co.uk (CD+DVD)
Download @ Amazon.co.uk
Download @ iTunes (Normal) | Download @ iTunes (Deluxe)

It's been a few years since we had a release from Kt but now she's back with the brand new release, Tiger Suit. She's already been performing some of the new material in solo shows around the country, so the album will be the first time that fully produced versions will be heard.

The opening track, Uummannaq Song sets the new sound from this album; a sound defined as 'nature techno'. It's a great little opener followed quickly by Glamour Puss that has a slightly rockier edge. Next is the first official track that was posted on Youtube, Push That Knot Away and follows the same rocky edge of the previous track.

Difficulty is a difficult track to place. It's base is sounds very old techno and somehow you expect it to get faster, a bit more dancier, but it never seems to come. Still a nice track.

Fade Like A Shadow (first single in the US) is up next and a great little track returning to the sound of experienced in previous tracks already on the album. Lost starts off as a beautiful slow and relaxing track that builds the instruments used as it progresses. It maintains the overall sound of the album but yet seems to be a little tea break as a whole. Golden Frames is another little tea break track. You wouldn't be blamed for wanting to snap your fingers along with this.

All of a sudden, we're taken to a song that might be classed as a little rock 'n' roll. Yes it's Come On, Get In and may well have done well as an opening track as well. The track KT herself calls the 'Runty puppy' is (Still A) Weirdo and it's probably not something that you would automatically assume to be a KT track but it's still a lovely little relaxing track. The best way to describe Madame Trudeaux is...thing Suzie Quattro. That's all that can be said. The final track (The Entertainer) is a lovely little ender and rounds the album off perfectly.

On the whole, Tiger Suit is a great come back and shows a little experimentation and possibly the creation of an all new sound. It seems to be a natural progression for KT and on a whole, there's not a bad track on the album. Maybe the order could do with a slight tweaking, but apart from that, it's a lovely addition for any fan's collection.

Rating: 4.5/5