Cigarette Mom Rock
Strong Fit

KT Tunstall

A Scottish singer-songwriter who built entire songs from loop pedals and sheer charisma. "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" sounded like a one-woman rock band because it literally was one.

What Genre Is KT Tunstall?

GenreIndie rock · Folk rock · Pop rock

Short answer: indie rock. In the bigger picture, KT Tunstall is a strong fit artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.

Did KT Tunstall Smoke?

Former, confirmed in passing: "I smoked at the time. Don’t smoke anymore."

Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?

Key Albums

  • Eye to the Telescope
  • Drastic Fantastic
  • KIN

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“Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”(Eye to the Telescope, 2004)

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