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Telescope. Praised by critics and earning several Grammy nominations in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Tunstall's sophomore album, Drastic Fantastic, is the Scottish singer's polished return to the recording studio.

The record, released in September of 2007 by Virgin Records, features eleven tracks of Tunstall's more refined music. Despite the fact that the graceful Scot has clearly been working on honing her craft, some critics believe that the success of her first album was partially attributed to her rough around the edges' gritty appeal.

The more evolved' Tunstall also writes to the tune of living true to one's responsibilities as human beings to uphold the highest standards of humanity and concern with the human race.

Her first hit single off of the album, "Hold On" jumped to the top of the charts upon it's release, but critics still retain mixed feelings on the musical integrity of the album.

Drastic Fantastic does still feature some of Tunstall's notorious blues and jazz influences; however, the edgy folk rock of her first album is clearly absent. Hopefully Tunstall will come back with a third album to balance and blend the boundary pushing edginess of her first album with the more styled and professional tones of her second album.

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