History Music / KTTunstall

* GainaxEnding: "No Better Shoulder" starts very softly and calmly, but from around the 2:30 mark to the end, more and more dissonant guitar sounds are added until, by the end, it's an [[{{Echoing Acoustics}} echo-y]], wail-y mess.

** ''Tiger Suit'' is just as upbeat as her other stuff, but with more [[{{Electronic Music}} electronic]] and dance elements.

** ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' has two...[[{{Exactly What it Says on the Tin}} "Invisible Empire" and "Crescent Moon"]]

* GoToAlias: With a cockney accent and a Snapchat filter, KT becomes [[https://www.instagram.com/cockneyleslie/ "Cockney Leslie,"]] a foul-mouthed advice-giver* InspiredBy: "Madame Trudeaux" is probably inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Trudeau Margaret Trudeau]]--who is wife of UsefulNotes/PierreTrudeau, former prime minister of Canada--and her affairs with some members of Music/TheRollingStones. Interestingly, she sings "President's wife" instead of "Prime Minister's wife," though that might be because it fit better.

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[MyNaymeIs K]][[XtremeKoolLetterz T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish SingerSongwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[BreakthroughHit "Black Horse and]] [[SignatureSong the Cherry Tree"]] on ''Series/LaterWithJoolsHolland''. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On September 9, 2016, she released her 5th album, ''KIN''.

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[MyNaymeIs K]][[XtremeKoolLetterz T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish SingerSongwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[BreakthroughHit "Black Horse and]] [[SignatureSong the Cherry Tree"]] on Series/LaterWithJoolsHolland. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On September 9, 2016, she released her 5th album, ''KIN''.

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[MyNaymeIs K]][[XtremeKoolLetterz T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish SingerSongwriter. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[BreakthroughHit "Black Horse and]] [[SignatureSong the Cherry Tree"]] on LaterWithJoolsHolland. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On September 9, 2016, she released her 5th album, ''KIN''.

** [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]] is the only one to make it onto an album (''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'') but she's also famous for her cover of [[Music/TheJacksonFive "I Want You Back"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm5MDeAX7c]]. She sometimes works [[Music/TheWhiteStripes "Seven Nation Army"]] into live versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"]].

** She does covers of [[Music/TheBangles "Walk Like and Egyptian"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Pafixt83A live]] sometimes.

* GoToAlias: With a cockney accent and a Snapchat filter, KT becomes [[https://www.instagram.com/cockneyleslie/ "Cockney Leslie,"]] a foul-mouthed advice-giver
%%* HappilyAdopted
* InspiredBy: "Madame Trudeaux" is probably inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Trudeau Margaret Trudeau]]--who is wife of UsefulNotes/PierreTrudeau, former prime minister of Canada--and her affairs with some members of Music/TheRollingStones. Interestingly, she sings "President's wife" instead of "Prime Minister's wife," though that might be because it fit better.

** When she posted a Facebook tribute to the late {{Music/Prince}}, a commenter recalled that when she performed in Minneapolis once, Prince had a concert there the same night. KT asked the audience, "What the fuck are you doing here?"

* ShoutOut: It's been noted that her first three album covers might be subtle references to those from other musicians; ''Eye to the Telescope'' to Patti Smith, ''Drastic Fantastic'' to Suzi Quatro, and ''Tiger Suit'' possibly to Katharine [=McPhee=].

[[caption-width-right:350:She's [[{{Incredibly Lame Pun}} drastically fantastic!]]]]
Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish [[{{Singer Songwriter}} singer-songwriter]]. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On September 9, 2016, she released her 5th album, ''KIN''.

* ''[[{{Unplugged Version}} KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza]]'' (2006)

* ''[[{{Christmas Songs}} Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas]]'' (2010 EP)

* [[{{Accent Upon the Wrong Syllable}} AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: "Difficulty," the title of which ends up being pronounced like "difficulTY"

-->See yourself as a fallen anGEL

-->And most of every day
-->Is full of tired excusES
* {{Aluminum Christmas Trees}}: "Uummannaq" is a word she made up for "Uummannaq Song", right? Nope. It's a [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uummannaq town]] in Greenland.
* {{Breakup Song}}: "The Other Side of the World" is about her friends' breakup (which happened in KT's apartment). Both people lived in England, but one had to move to America. They later [[{{Break Up Make Up Scenario}} got back together]], though.
* {{Caps Lock}}: The 2016 album (and its [[{{Title Track}} title track]]) is not ''Kin'', it's ''KIN''.
* {{Cover Version}}: [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]] is the only one to make it onto an album (''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'') but she's also famous for her cover of [[{{The Jackson Five}} "I Want You Back"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm5MDeAX7c]]. She sometimes works [[{{The White Stripes}} "Seven Nation Army"]] into live versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"]].
** All of the [[{{Christmas Songs}} Christmas]] album is covers
** She does covers of [[{{Music/The Bangles}} "Walk Like and Egyptian"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Pafixt83A live]] sometimes.
* {{Everythings Better With Sparkles}}: The sparkly guitar on the cover of ''[[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BM%2BhJY5TL._SL1500_.jpg Drastic Fantastic]]''.

* {{Eyes Do Not Belong There}}: She painted eyes on her hands in the "Evil Eye" [[https://youtu.be/LULB8jXdaoc video]].
* {{Face On The Cover}}: One version of the ''[[http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0000/498/MI0000498670.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Eye to the Telescope]]'' cover.

* {{Happily Adopted}}
* {{Inspired By}}: "Madame Trudeaux" is probably inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Trudeau Margaret Trudeau]]--who is wife of UsefulNotes/PierreTrudeau, former prime minister of Canada--and her affairs with some members of Music/TheRollingStones. Interesingly, she sings "President's wife" instead of "Prime Minister's wife," though that might be because it fit better.
* {{Lighter and Softer}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' is notably more laid-back and quiet than her previous 3 main albums, even though the songs are about her divorce and her father's death.

* {{Limited Lyrics Song}}: "No Better Shoulder." The only words, repeated over and over, are

* {{Long Title}}: "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," "Push that Knot Away," "Other Side of the World," "I Don't Want You Now," "The Beauty of Uncertainty," "Fade Like a Shadow".

* {{Lyrical Dissonance}}: "Invisible Empire" is a calm, peaceful, major key song in which she describes "burn[ing] this house" and "jump[ing] into the fire," and how her "dynasty is falling".
* {{Mistaken For Gay}}: At one point, because of the rainbow suspenders she wore on the front of one version of the cover for ''Eye to the Telescope''.
* {{Murder Ballad}}: Lyrically, "Made of Glass" isn't one, but the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zn-UUoaW0A music video]] would have you believe otherwise.
* {{My Nayme Is}}: KT, which is an oversimplified form of "Katie" is a combination of this and {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}.
** OneSteveLimit: Katie Melua was breaking through around the same time, and Tunstall didn't want to be mistaken for her.
* {{New Sound Album}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'', which is noticeably calmer than her previous albums, with a more [[{{Folk Music}} folk]]-ish flavour.

* [[{{One Man Band}} One-Woman Band]]: In many live performances she uses loop pedals to supply her own [[{{Self Backing Vocalist}} back-up vocals]] and percussion.
* {{Overcrank}}: The entire "All or Nothing" video is KT jumping around with her guitar in ''very'' slow motion.

* {{Pep Talk Song}}: "Push That Knot Away".

* {{Pop Star Composer}}: She's not a pop star per se, but she did take a break from recording to [[{{Franchise/Disney Fairies}} write songs]] [[{{Film/Million Dollar Arm}} for movies]].
* {{Precision F Strike}}: Swearing in general is surprisingly uncommon in her songs, considering how sweary she is when she talks, but she gets an f-strike in in "Hallowed Ground".

* {{Self Backing Vocalist}}: Especially live. (See "One-Man Band".) On some songs, like "Come On, Get In," she backs up her own lead vocals for virtually the entire song.
* {{Self Deprecation}}: She sometimes starts concerts by telling the audience what else they could be doing in town instead of attending her concert.
** For example: when she posted a Facebook tribute to the late {{Music/Prince}}, a commenter recalled that when she performed in Minneapolis once, Prince had a concert there the same night. KT asked the audience, "What the fuck are you doing here?"

-->But I got lost, following you,\\
What did I do that for? Am I an idiot?

* {{The Something Song}}: "Uummannaq Song".
* {{Title Only Chorus}}: "Push That Knot Away," though she adds a barely-audible "yes, you can" to the beginning of the sentence.

* {{Title Track}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'' has two...[[{{Exactly What it Says on the Tin}} "Invisible Empire" and "Crescent Moon"]]

* {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}: "Universe & U".
** "KT" would also qualify. It's an oversimplified spelling of "Katie" (and also a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event "KT Impact"]], which killed the dinosaurs).

-->"If I choose to go with the way I'm feeling,\\
Does it really mean that's the way it is?\\
Is it just a trick that my eyes are playing on my mind?\\
Following the passage of least resistance,\\
Following the pack just to pass the gate,\\
It's a little late for a change of plan, don't you think?\\
But I got lost, following you,\\

* ShoutOut: It's been noted that her first three album covers might be subtle references to those from other musicians; ''Eye to the Telescope'' to Patti Smith, ''Drastic Fantastic'' to Suzi Quatro, and ''Tiger Suit'' possibly to Katharine McPhee.

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish [[{{Singer Songwriter}} singer-songwriter]]. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On September 9, she released her 5th album, ''KIN''.

* {{Breakup Song}}: "The Other Side of the World" is about her friends' breakup (which happened in KT's apartment). Both people lived in England, but one had to move to America. They later [[{{Break Up Make Up Scenario}} got back together]], though
* {{Caps Lock}}: The 2016 album (and its [[{{Title Track}} title track]]) is not ''Kin'', it's ''KIN''
* {{Cover Version}}: [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]] is the only one to make it onto an album (''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'') but she's also famous for her cover of [[{{The Jackson Five}} "I Want You Back"]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnm5MDeAX7c]]. She sometimes works [[{{The White Stripes}} "Seven Nation Army"]] into live versions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVbm9U80hBU "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"]]

* {{Everythings Better With Sparkles}}: The sparkly guitar on the cover of ''[[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BM%2BhJY5TL._SL1500_.jpg Drastic Fantastic]]''
** The video for [[https://youtu.be/3L8NFQDdIr8 "All or Nothing"]]
* {{Eyes Do Not Belong There}}: She painted eyes on her hands in the "Evil Eye" [[https://youtu.be/LULB8jXdaoc video]]
* {{Face On The Cover}}: One version of the ''[[http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0000/498/MI0000498670.jpg?partner=allrovi.com Eye to the Telescope]]'' cover
* {{Fangirl}}: Of Music/PattiSmith if "Suddenly I See" is anything to go by

* {{Inspired By}}: "Madame Trudeaux" is probably inspired by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Trudeau Margaret Trudeau]]--who is wife of UsefulNotes/PierreTrudeau, former prime minister of Canada--and her affairs with some members of Music/TheRollingStones.
** Interesingly, she sings "President's wife" instead of "Prime Minister's wife," though that might be because it fit better.

** Her cover of [[{{Music/Eagles}} "Boys of Summer"]]

* {{Long Title}}: "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," "Push that Knot Away," "Other Side of the World," "I Don't Want You Now," "The Beauty of Uncertainty," "Fade Like a Shadow"
** the album names ''Eye to the Telescope'' and ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon''

* {{Lyrical Dissonance}}: "Invisible Empire" is a calm, peaceful, major key song in which she describes "burn[ing] this house" and "jump[ing] into the fire," and how her "dynasty is falling"
* {{Mistaken For Gay}}: At one point, because of the rainbow suspenders she wore on the front of one version of the cover for ''Eye to the Telescope''

* {{My Nayme Is}}: KT, which is an oversimplified form of "Katie" is a combination of this and {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}
** OneSteveLimit: Katie Melua was breaking through around the same time, and Tunstall didn't want to be mistaken for her
* {{New Sound Album}}: ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon'', which is noticeably calmer than her previous albums, with a more [[{{Folk Music}} folk]]-ish flavour
** ''Tiger Suit'' is just as upbeat as her other stuff, but with more [[{{Electronic Music}} electronic]] and dance elements

* [[{{One Man Band}} One-Woman Band]]: In many live performances she uses loop pedals to supply her own [[{{Self Backing Vocalist}} back-up vocals]] and percussion
* {{Overcrank}}: The entire "All or Nothing" video is KT jumping around with her guitar in ''very'' slow motion
** The "Love Is An Ocean" video is in ''reverse'' slo-mo
* {{Pep Talk Song}}: "Push That Knot Away"

* {{Precision F Strike}}: Swearing in general is surprisingly uncommon in her songs, considering how sweary she is when she talks, but she gets an f-strike in in "Hallowed Ground"

* {{Self Backing Vocalist}}: Especially live. (See "One-Man Band")

* {{The Something Song}}: "Uummannaq Song"
* {{Title Only Chorus}}: "Push That Knot Away," though she adds a barely-audible "yes, you can" to the beginning of the sentence

** ''KIN''
* {{Xtreme Kool Letterz}}: "Universe & U"
** "KT" would also qualify. It's an oversimplified spelling of "Katie" (and also a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event "KT Impact"]], which killed the dinosaurs)

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish [[{{Singer Songwriter}} singer-songwriter]]. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On June 16th, 2016, she released ''Golden State EP''. It features three new tracks (with one remix) from her forthcoming album, ''Kin''

* ''Kin'' (to be released Sept. 2016)

** The video for [[https://youtu.be/3L8NFQDdIr8 "All or Nothing"

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish [[{{Singer Songwriter}} singer-songwriter]]. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released four albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. On June 16th, 2016, she released ''Golden State EP''. It features three new tracks (with one remix) from her forthcoming, still-unnamed fifth album.

* New Project, currently called "KT Album #5" (2016)

** OneSteveLimit: Katie Melua was breaking through around the same time.

* {{Pop Star Composer}}: She's not quite a pop star, but she did take a break from recording to [[{{Franchise/Disney Fairies}} write songs]] [[{{Film/Million Dollar Arm}} for movies]].
* {{Precision F Strike}}: Swearing in general is surprisingly uncommon in her songs, considering how sweary she usually is, but she gets an f-strike in in "Hallowed Ground"

Kate Victoria Tunstall, alias [[{{My Nayme Is}} K]][[{{Xtreme Kool Letterz}} T]] Tunstall (b. June 23, 1975) is a Scottish [[{{Singer Songwriter}} singer-songwriter]]. She first gained recognition after performing her song [[{{Breakthrough Hit}} "Black Horse and]] [[{{Signature Song}} the Cherry Tree"]] on {{Later With Jools Holland}}. She released five albums before moving to L.A. to work on movie scores. She currently has a 6th album in the works, to be released in 2016.

* {{Long Title}}: "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," "Push that Knot Away," "The Other Side of the World," the album names ''Eye to the Telescope'' and ''Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon''