It was always going to be hard for KT to follow the phenomenal success of her debut studio album, Eye to The Telescope, but Drastic Fantastic is a worthy and enjoyable effort. Recieving a somewhat mixed reaction from the critics and the public, the album offers an ecceltic mix of KT's upbeat guitair based anthems tapered by the more poignant and softer tracks that haunt the last third of the album. 'Hold On' was offered as the lead single for the album and whilst not offering anything ground breaking in terms of guitar-based pop, has a catchy and rhythmic sound. 'Saving My Face' followed quickly as the follow up single but failed to make an impact in the charts, leaving .  Read the complete review

"Drastic Fantastic" - i wouldnt quite go that far - but all in all its a pretty decent album - a couple of the songs were a bit boring but the others certainly made up for it , i dont think KT really suits singing ballads it kind of makes her lose her edge - shes much better when shes rocking out . it much more natural. on the whole - i would recommend this album - one of those ones you can have on in the car , or when your tidying ...  Read the complete review

I am a huge fan of Tunstall's 'Eye to the Telescope', and I have to admit I was slightly worried that the second album would be a bit of a let down. I am happy to say that I was proved completely wrong - 'Drastic Fantastic' is, in my opinion, even stronger than 'Eye to the Telescope', with numerous strengths and very few weaknesses. In the first place, it is a little bit more folksy and a bit less pop/mainstream than the first album, which for me played to her strengths as an artist, demonstrating that as a musician she has what it takes to produce slightly more challenging pieces. The two tracks that stand out in particular in this respect are 'Funnyman' ...  Read the complete review

Well they say the second album is always the toughest, but ms tunstall seems to have brushed that aside and has came storming back from her mercury nominated 1st album, and created and equally peachy second album. However that doesn't mean it doesn't have its problems. ok the tunes are very good, but i can't imagine many of them being able to top the chart, which really, for such a talented musician, they should be. and i feel the tracks are also a bit too similar to her first album too, with the same chordy based acoustic singer songwriter feel, she could easily have tried out a few more interesting ideas. also, it feels a little bit too much ...  Read the complete review