''Extra Wax'' (Wax stylised in all caps) is a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl EP by Scottish singer-songwriter
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song " Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on '' Later... with Jools Holland''.
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as a supplement to her sixth studio album, ''
WAX
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures. They include higher alkanes and lipids, typically with melting points above about 40 °C (104 °F), melting to give low ...
''. It was released on 13 April 2019.
The record contains two new non-album tracks, "John the Conqueror" and "Throw Down Boy", and a cover of
Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun".
Background
On March 1, 2019, Tunstall announced on Instagram a special version of her latest album, ''WAX'', which was first released on 5 October 2018. This special release included new tracks, but it was limited to only 1,000 copies. The EP was released in conjunction with the independent record store event
Record Store Day
Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 and held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". The day brings together fa ...
on 13 April 2019.
Both "Throw Down Boy" and "John the Conqueror" had been bonus tracks that were originally only available for purchase in Scotland. "John the Conqueror" was written during the ''
Tiger Suit
''Tiger Suit'' is the third studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. It was released by Relentless Records in Ireland on 24 September 2010, in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2010 and in the United States and Canada on 5 Octob ...
'' sessions.
The "Blister in the Sun" cover is new.
Track listing
References
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2019 albums
KT Tunstall albums