Name: KIN by Kt Tunstall
Brand: KT Tunstall
SKU: 602547994769
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

KT Tunstall processed loss on 2013's Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon, mourning the death of her father and her marriage, so 2016's KIN functions as a counterpoint to that melancholy: it's a bright celebration of a new start. Tunstall relocated to Southern California and soaked up the sun, throwing herself into positivity with the assistance of producer Tony Hoffer, who previously helmed albums for Beck and Belle and Sebastian. Neither of those acts provide much of a touchstone for KIN, a record whose fleeting moody moments evoke either parts of Tunstall's past or perhaps the inspirational rallying call of Sara Bareilles but is dominated by saturated neon colors reminiscent of Tegan and Sara's new wave makeover. Hoffer pulls off this portion of KIN with aplomb, giving the music space and spectacle; from the moment "Hard Girls" kicks the album off with an insistent retro pulse, the record provides palpable sonic pleasures. Still, what gives KIN its weight is Tunstall's craft. Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon proved that she could turn inward and be gripping, but by turning that aesthetic inside out -- this is an album about embracing the outside world -- she's every bit as compelling.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo

1. Hard Girls

by Kt Tunstall

Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall
Tony Hoffer; Performer
Keyboard: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Tony Hoffer
David Maclean
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer
David Maclean; Production
Recording: Brian Bender
Cameron Lister; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Cameron Lister
Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

2. Turned A Light On

by Kt Tunstall

Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Bass Guitar: Joseph Karnes
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Keyboard: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Performer: Dave Palmer
Kt Tunstall
David Maclean
Tony Hoffer
Denny Weston Jr.
Joseph Karnes; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall
Joseph Karnes; Performer
Organ: Dave Palmer
David Maclean; Performer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Programming: David Maclean
Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Brian Bender
Cameron Lister; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

3. Maybe It's A Good Thing

by Kt Tunstall

Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Performer: Dave Palmer
Tony Hoffer
Denny Weston Jr.
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Synthesizer: Tony Hoffer
Dave Palmer; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer
Kt Tunstall; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Cooley
Tony Hoffer
Nate Lasley
Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

4. Evil Eye

by Kt Tunstall

Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Bass Guitar: Joseph Karnes; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Bass Guitar: Joseph Karnes; Performer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Flute: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall
Tony Hoffer; Performer
Keyboard: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Performer: Joseph Karnes
Tony Hoffer
Denny Weston Jr.
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

5. It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But Here I Am

by Kt Tunstall

Electric Guitar: Charlotte Hatherley; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Palmer
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Dave Palmer
Charlotte Hatherley
Kt Tunstall
Tony Hoffer; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

6. On My Star

by Kt Tunstall

Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall
Charlotte Hatherley; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Charlotte Hatherley
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Programming: Kt Tunstall; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Cameron Lister
Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

7. Two Way

by Kt Tunstall, James Bay

Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Featured Artist: James Bay; Main Performer
Composer: James Bay
Kt Tunstall; Composer
Bass Guitar: Tony Hoffer; Performer
Lyricist: James Bay
Kt Tunstall; Composer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall
James Bay
Tony Hoffer; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Tony Hoffer
James Bay
Kt Tunstall
Dave Palmer; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Tony Hoffer; Performer
Synthesizer: Dave Palmer; Performer
Vocals: James Bay
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall
James Bay; Other

8. Run On Home

by Kt Tunstall

Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Electric Guitar: Charlotte Hatherley; Performer
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Palmer; Performer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Dave Palmer
Charlotte Hatherley
Tony Hoffer
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Brian Bender
Cameron Lister; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Hoffer
Nate Lasley
Dave Cooley
Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

9. KIN

by Kt Tunstall

Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Electric Guitar: Charlotte Hatherley; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Performer: David Campbell
Kt Tunstall
Charlotte Hatherley
Tony Hoffer
Denny Weston Jr.
David Maclean; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Strings Arrangement: David Campbell; Composer
Synthesizer: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer
David Maclean; Production
Recording: Brian Bender
Cameron Lister; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Cameron Lister
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Dave Cooley
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

10. Everything Has Its Shape

by Kt Tunstall

Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Keyboard: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Dave Palmer
Tony Hoffer
Kt Tunstall; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Bass Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Synthesizer: Kt Tunstall
Dave Palmer; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Hoffer
Dave Cooley
Cameron Lister; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

11. Love Is An Ocean

by Kt Tunstall

Bass Programming: Dave Palmer; Performer
Composer: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Drums: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Guitar: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Keyboard: Dave Palmer; Performer
Primary Artist: Kt Tunstall; Main Performer
Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Composer
Percussion: Denny Weston Jr.; Performer
Performer: Denny Weston Jr.
Dave Palmer
Kt Tunstall
Tony Hoffer; Performer
Vocals: Kt Tunstall; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dave Cooley; Production
Mixing: Tony Hoffer; Production
Mixing Assistant: Cameron Lister; Production
Producer: Tony Hoffer; Production
Programming: Tony Hoffer; Production
Recording: Cameron Lister
Brian Bender; Production
Recording Assistant: Nate Lasley; Production
Studio Personnel: Cameron Lister
Dave Cooley
Nate Lasley
Tony Hoffer
Brian Bender; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kt Tunstall; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

46 minutes and 17 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3750x3750 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Singer-Songwriter

Label

Virgin Records Ltd

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 8, 2016

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602547994769

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Notification

KIN

KIN

1. Hard Girls

2. Turned A Light On

3. Maybe It's A Good Thing

4. Evil Eye

5. It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But Here I Am

6. On My Star

7. Two Way

8. Run On Home

9. KIN

10. Everything Has Its Shape

11. Love Is An Ocean

Technical Specifications

KIN

Product information

Release options

KIN

1. Hard Girls

2. Turned A Light On

3. Maybe It's A Good Thing

4. Evil Eye

5. It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But Here I Am

6. On My Star

7. Two Way

8. Run On Home

9. KIN

10. Everything Has Its Shape

11. Love Is An Ocean

Technical Specifications