Eye To The Telescope
by KT Tunstall
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2006
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Billboard
    90
    A delicious blend of acoustic guitar, raw grooves and sublime melodies. [11 Feb 2006]
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  2. Paste Magazine
    90
    She combines a formidable voice with a rarefied command of phrasing. [Feb/Mar 2006, p.106]
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  3. Q Magazine
    80
    Tunstall has Norah Jones's throaty catch, Dido's warmth, plus a winning way with a soaring chorus. [Jan 2005, p.130]
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  5. Uncut
    80
    A bunch of amazing songs that combine the passion of early Sinead O'Connor with the craft of Christine McVie. [Jan 2005, p.124]
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  6. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    More pleasant than persuasive. [10 Mar 2006, p.69]
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  7. AllMusic
    70
    A promising, satisfying debut.
  8. Dot Music
    70
    Beautiful songs one and all, there’s much to recommend "Eye To The Telescope", and given enough time and patience, Tunstall’s subtle charm seeps through making it an album to love.
  9. PopMatters
    70
    Unfortunately, [producer Steve Osborne] seems to have sanded down all of KT’s rough edges.
  10. E! Online
    67
    The disc is made up mostly by mid-tempo classic rockers and sweet nothing ballads. Disappointing? Well, yes.
  11. Slant Magazine
    60
    If she doesn't quite justify her place in the company of Antony & The Johnsons' I Am A Bird Now or M.I.A.'s Arular on the short-list for the Mercury Prize, Tunstall certainly holds her own against the likes of [Kelly] Clarkson and [Sheryl] Crow.
  12. Blender
    60
    There are two even matched KT Tunstalls on her debut album: One borrows from Chris Martin's bag of shopworn metaphors... The other one is more unsettling and more intriguing. [Apr 2006, p.118]
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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
  1. RaülJ
    Feb 14, 2006
    10
    A great, new uprising talent
  2. RandyD
    Feb 10, 2006
    9
    Great sound. Refreshing vocas. Unique grit.
  3. Xbluannax
    Nov 21, 2021
    8
    Good mix of pop rock and rnb love most of the songs on this album and good to dance to.
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