KT Tunstall Readies KIN Release for September 9

KT Tunstall returns with an explosive 11 track collection of songs on her fifth studio album KIN to be released September 9th on Caroline Records.  Two years ago, KT Tunstall thought she was done with music: "As an artist I feel  like I died," she says. "I stopped. I gave up. I didn't want to do it anymore."  She put her stuff in storage and bought a little house in Venice Beach, California
and enrolled in the Sundance Institute's elite Film Composers Lab. It was a turning point in her life.

Two years later KIN was born. Produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Fitz and the Tantrums, Air, M83 and more), and written and recorded by KT in LA, it exemplifies the very best of guitar pop. "The truth is, I've finally made peace with being a pop songwriter," KT says.  "This record was very much embracing my dharma as an artist, which is to write positive songs that have muscle, but also show their vulnerability."

It has been over ten years since KT released her multi-platinum debut, Eye To The Telescope, and in KIN, KT sees its full bodied and blooded follow up. The album's new focused sound is exemplified by the teaser track 'Evil Eye'; a stripped back, primal rock 'n' roll track that seeded the whole record. The album's lead single  'Maybe It's A Good Thing' shows KT in top form: a moment in life captured in a bright, powerful pop song with an irresistible and unforgettable melody.  The diverse collection also includes a duet with KT fan James Bay, the raucous rebellion of 'It Took Me So Long To Get Here, But Here I Am', 'Run On Home', the call to armsof 'Hard Girls', and the beautiful album closer 'Love Is An Ocean'.


KT has released five albums internationally, to date: Eye to the Telescope (2004), KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza (2006), Drastic Fantastic (2007), Tiger Suit  (2010) and Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon (2013). Her music has also figured  prominently in film and television including The Devil Wear's Prada, Grey's Anatomy, Winter's Tale and many more. She has won a BRIT Award, an Ivor Novello Award and  earned both Grammy and Mercury Prize nominations.

KIN full track listing:
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
US Tour Dates:

September

14  Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
15  Danforth Music Hall Toronto, ONT
17 Royale Boston, MA
18  Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
19 Irving Plaza New York, NY
21 House of Blues Chicago, IL
22 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
23 Barrymore Theatre Madison, WI
24 Fine Line Music Café  Minneapolis, MN
27 The Crocodile  Seattle, WA
28 Wonder Ballroom  Portland, OR
29 Commodore Ballroom  Vancouver, BC

October
2 House of Blues  San Diego, CA
3 The Fonda Theatre  Los Angeles, CA