CD: KT Tunstall, Eye to the telescope
I'd known of KT Tunstall before that incredible performance on Later with Jools Holland. Playing solo using tape loops (or whatever you call them when they don't use tape as they surely don't) to build up a sound of a small band playing.
I know that I wasn't the only one that was captivated.
Still that stuck in my memory although I didn't connect the name, until hearing tracks off her album on holiday, thinking they were good and having to ask who they were by. Then it was all connected together.
So finally I bought the album and I am also going to see her at the Shepherds Bush Empire in October.
My favourite tracks on the album are Universe & U and False Alarm.
Claire Toomey
I received the Claire Claire Toomey CD today, that I ordered from her website. Its a promo CD with the four tracks:
one last look
i can't stay here
world without windows
world without windows (acoustic version)
The songs are all familiar as they have all been on the website. I think that she is one of the best of the new singer songwriters around at the present and I am hoping that she will become well known(not that I have a very good record on actually predicting who will or course). Good as the songs sound with the full band, listening to the acoustic version of a song with just a guitar accompaniment is always a very good indication of how good the song itself is. The final track on this album (and others on her website) are very good examples of just how fine the songs are. I am totally looking forward to a proper album from her.
Earlier this year, I saw her at the Bedford. There are other write-ups of that event hereand here.
Trilla Jenna
Went to the Comedy Pub today. I've been to the actual pub before, but not to the downstairs venue which is known as the Red Room. I'd found out about the gig as I'm on the mailing list of Mama Razzi who were first on. They were fine, just them both singing accompanied by electric piano.
The best act of the evening for me however was Trilla Jenna. She is a MC and singer songwriter. They started off with a cover of the Rolling Stones Satisfaction and then with songs I didn't recognise, self penned perhaps? Backed with an excellent band, the songs had a Reggae/Jazz feel to them.
The final duo were called Sketchbook (at least I think they were, I can't remember them actually saying their name). The singer had a sweet voice and some of the song quite good.
