{"product_id":"0724356013124-eye-to-the-telescope","title":"Eye to the Telescope","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e Eye To The Telescope is the debut album from acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. Born in Edinburgh and brought up in St Andrews, KT comes out of a burgeoning East Coast music scene that has already spawned the likes of The Fence Collective, The Beta Band and Dogs Die In Hot Cars. The album was produced by Steve Osborne (U2\/New Order\/Doves) and celebrates classic singer-songwriting in the tradition of Rikki Lee Jones, Carole King and Fleetwood Mac with songs that manage to be both intensely personal and incredibly accessible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e If the art of the female singer-songwriter revolves around coffee table soliloquies then Eye To The Telescope--the debut album from Edinburgh-born chanteuse \/ guitarist KT Tunstall--is a pleasing mediation between the traditional demands of brooding egocentricity (espresso) and frothy commerciality (cappuccino). KT Tunstall has star quality. \"Suddenly I See\" is an effortlessly liberating pop fillip while, conversely, \"False Alarm\" redresses Abba's \"The Winner Takes It All\" for losers who had nothing to lose to begin with. However, Tunstall isn't entirely convinced by the compromise ( \"I'm struggling to cater for the space I'm meant to fill\" she sings) and \"Miniature Disasters\"--one of several strong numbers showcasing her aptitude for wrapping up pop tunes in either folky bluesiness or ponderous jazz--catalogues her desires for unfettered self-expression. The opening cut \"Other Side Of The World\" might sound like Dido without the giftwrapped grief (she's none too flattered with the comparisons) but Eye To The Telescope is spiritually closer to Carol King and Elvis Costello than Katie Melua. And that's no bad thing. --Kevin Maidment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56440515789174,"sku":"0724356013124","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_9379948_88276_debb5b88-77ee-42cb-a704-05d5f79aa9ab.jpg?v=1760391907","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0724356013124-eye-to-the-telescope","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}