Eye to the Telescope

2005年乐坛最值得关注的苏格兰的全才女艺人 U2的御用制作人Steve Osborne特别制作 2005年足以媲美Norah Jones的最温暖女声创作 主打歌曲： Other Side Of The World 英国著名Q杂志颁发的"年度最佳作品"：Black Horse and The Cherry Tree 近期欧陆歌坛出现了一位名为KT的才女型艺人。这位备受瞩目的新秀出身特别，是一个身上流有中国血液的苏格兰人。KT的音乐深受经典创作歌手如瑞奇里琼斯、卡洛金、佛利伍麦克合唱团的影响，集以上众歌手的特质于一身而发展成发音清晰、接近人心、令人流连忘返、适合派对过后听的浓厚自我风格。英国权威Q杂志和众多媒体皆将KT视为2005年乐坛最值得注意的女性唱作人、The Observer形容她「仿若Joni Mitchell和Bjork综合体，踩着轻妙的步伐游走在Grunge和流行曲调之间」，其它评论人对KT新专辑中清新摇滚曲风却散发爵士独有的摇摆与随兴也纷纷背书推荐。 这张处女作『Eye To The Telescope』，由Steve Osborne（U2, New Order, Happy Mondays…）负责制作人和录音师的工作。在瑞典音乐人Martin Terefe和伦敦当地音乐人Jimmy Hogarth以及Tommy D的帮忙下，KT从过去到现在超过一百首的创作中去芜存菁，留下的全是最真诚动人的记录。整张专辑的每一首歌KT Tunstall都参与了创作，听她的唱片你会想起很多过去的名字，比如：JoniMitchell，Bjork，FleetwoodMac，Suzanne Vega，听着很舒服的女音。这张专辑也是Mercury Prize年度最佳专辑之一。英国Q杂志等众多英国权威杂志、报刊全力推荐，将她评为融合Dido与Norah Jones的音乐天赋、2005年足以媲美Norah Jones的最温暖女声创作，来自苏格兰的全才女艺人。 从KT的望远镜望出去，我们重见当初发现Coldplay 和Beth Orton的感动。 曲目： 1. Other Side Of The World （到不了的终点） 2. Another Place To Fall （另一个归属） 3. Under The Weather （难过） 4. Black Horse And The Cherry Tree （黑马和樱桃树） 5. Miniature Disasters （小挫折） 6. Silent Sea （沉默的海洋） 7. Universe & U （世界和你） 8. False Alarm （错误的警报） 9. Suddenly I See （突然明白） 10. Stoppin' The Love （阻止爱情） 11. Heal Over （康复） 12. Through The Dark （走出阴霾） Perhaps it's inevitable that K.T. Tunstall's Eye to the Telescope will draw initial comparisons to Dido, since they're both female adult alternative singer/songwriters who bear a certain similarity in their vocal timbres. But as Tunstall's debut starts to unfold, those superficial connections fall away, as she reveals herself to be a soulful vocalist, a restless musician, and a serious songwriter. At times, she may be on the verge of being a little too serious, as her songs are tightly wound and earnest, two qualities that can seem slightly stuffy when her production has a glossy veneer, as it does on opening songs of the album. These cuts, while accomplished and enjoyable, paint Tunstall as a good but ordinary songwriter, halfway between Dido's elegantly sleepy soundscapes and Sheryl Crow's tuneful craft, which is an inaccurate impression, as the album quickly proves. About a third of the way in, the album kicks into gear and Tunstall is revealed as a kindred spirit of such eccentric contemporaries as Fiona Apple and Nelly Furtado. She's more straightforward than either Apple or Furtado, partially due to the album's overly slick production, but also in her sober, uncluttered songwriting, yet her musical instincts, along with her impassioned vocals, edge her out of the mainstream. Slower songs like "False Alarm" aren't sleepy; they have the lazy, jazzy undercurrents of Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, while faster cuts like the single "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" or "Suddenly I See" have an urgency that makes them compelling, despite the shiny production. But that production is the only drawback on Eye to the Telescope — it certainly sounds good, it certainly sounds professional, but it may keep some listeners at a distance, since it requires that they look hard to find the unique songwriter beneath the glistening surface. And if they spend the time to really hear what's going on in Eye to the Telescope, they'll find a promising, satisfying debut.