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KT Tunstall’s Tiger Suit CD Review

October 22, 2010 By

The name might not be familiar, but I bet you’ve heard one of her previous hit songs, like the Grammy-nominated “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” “Suddenly I See,” Other Side of the World” or “Hold On“. Tiger Suit heralds the beginning of a new musical adventure for KT Tunstall. Organic instrumentation is blended with dance-friendly textures, the results of which she has dubbed “Nature Techno” to encapsulate the album’s collision of raw, upfront rootsiness and sleek electronic textures.

“Tiger Suit” marks KT’s third studio album and heralds the beginning of a new musical adventure for the multi-platinum, Scottish-born singer and songwriter. I received a copy from One2One Network for review, and gave it a thorough listen before writing this. While none of the songs on “Tiger Suit” felt as powerful to me as “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” or “Suddenly I See”, I think with a few more listens, it will grow on me. My favorite song so far is “Push That Knot Away”, here’s the video for it:

Why Tiger Suit? I got this from the Amazon.com page for the CD – KT Tunstall has had a recurring dream since she was a child. She sees a tiger in her garden and goes outside to stroke it. She returns indoors and is seized by the fear that she could have been killed. Over the years, it has occurred to her that the reason the tiger responds so passively is that she herself is disguised as a tiger. That she is wearing a tiger suit.

Track List:

1. Uummannaq Song
2. Glamour Puss
3. Push That Knot Away
4. Difficulty
5. Fade Like a Shadow
6. Lost
7. Golden Frames
8. Come On, Get In
9. (Still A) Weirdo
10. Madame Trudeaux
11. The Entertainer

BUY IT: Amazon.com has two super-affordable options – you can buy the Tiger Suit
CD for an amazingly low $11.88, or get the Tiger Suit (CD/DVD) [AMAZON EXCLUSIVE VERSION] for $14.99. If you have a KT Tunstall fan on your Holiday Gift List, pick this up now!

disclosure: As part of the One2One Network; I received a free copy of this album for review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are 100% mine. The Amazon.com links in this post are affiliate links and I earn a commission on any sales.

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Sex and the City 2 Soundtrack review

June 23, 2010 By

I’m totally late posting this, I was supposed to have it for you all to read before the June 13th release date of the SATC 2 movie! Sorry about that!  Through One2One Network, I received the Sex and the City 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to review. It is jam-packed with Grammy Award winners and a wide variety of musical styles. Here are just a few:

* A brand-new duet “Love is Your Color” by Grammy and Academy Award® winner Jennifer Hudson, along with global superstar, multi-platinum recording artist and three-time Grammy Award nominee Leona Lewis.

* A new song by platinum-selling CeeLo and International superstar Dido also contributes an exclusive new track.

* Grammy, Emmy, Golden Globe, Tony and Academy Award® winner Liza Minnelli covers Beyonce’s chart-topper “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”

* 12-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys performs her own extraordinary new version of the Blondie classic “Rapture”.

* The soundtrack also features the stars of Sex and the City 2, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, performing the Helen Reddy classic “I Am Woman.”

Sex and the City 2 Soundtrack

1. Alicia Keys – Rapture
2. Dido – Everything to Lose
3. Cee Lo – Language of Love
4. Erykah Badu – Window Seat
5. Natacha Atlas – Kidda
6. Michael McGregor – Euphrates Dream
7. Liza Minnelli – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
8. Ricki-Lee – Can’t Touch It
9. Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down
10. Jennifer Hudson and Leona Lewis – Love Is Your Color
11. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon – I Am Woman
12. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – If Ever I Would Leave You
13. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – Sunrise, Sunset
14. Sex and the City Men’s Choir – Till There Was You
15. Shayna Steele, Jordan Ballard, Kamilah Marshall – Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
16. Liza Minnelli with Billy Stritch – Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
17. Cyndi Lauper – True Colors
18. Aaron Zigman – Divas and Dunes

My personal favorite is Ricki-Lee’s “Can’t Touch It”. Just try to listen to that song without tapping your feet, bobbing your head, or even getting up to dance. It’s infectious! Pick up the Sex and the City 2 soundtrack in stores now. You can  buy the CD for only $10 on Amazon.com – heck, at that price you can buy two and give one to a friend!

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