Wax

Wax is the sixth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, and the second album in the "soul, body and mind" trilogy. It was released on 5 October 2018, following up the first album of the trilogy, Kin. The first single from the album is "The River", released on 23 August 2018. Background Tunstall announced the release of a new album called Wax on 23 August 2018. In early 2018, Tunstall announced she had started working with Nick McCarthy from the Brit band Franz Ferdinand, who is one of the co-writers and producers of the new album. She also announced that the album would be the second of a trilogy following the themes of soul, body and mind. On naming the album, Tunstall said that "Wax describes very physical things to me. Bees, candlelight, music being pressed onto old wax cylinders, statues of human beings that look so incredibly lifelike and almost have a life-glow to them, and of course wax being produced inside your own head". About the sound of the album, Tunstall said she wanted it to be an electric guitar record before she started the writing process. "It had to be visceral, about the physical, and the weight of that, and the obstacles of that. It's a record about human-ness, which we so often just write off as 'flaws'". Singles and songs The album is composed of eleven tracks. The lead single is "The River", and it was released on 23 August 2018, along with a lyrics video. An official music video was released on 11 September. Along with the single release, an acoustic version and an "Alexander Bradley Remix" were released. Tunstall stated she wrote the song years ago, during a tour while promoting her second album Drastic Fantastic.