Matt Cardle – Starlight

Well, I didn’t expect something that good.

Tom: Number 1 last Christmas, of course – but only (only!) number 6 for “Run For Your Life”. How’s the next effort sounding?

Tom: Blimey. Well, I didn’t expect something that good. That’s a proper grown-up pop track, that is, reminiscent of Coldplay and their ilk. That’s not an X Factor winner’s song – that’s a lovely bit of music.

Tim: I’ll say this: whoever chose Run For Your Life to be his first proper release was an utter numpty. Because this is good, and it does a lot more than just exist. It would also have stopped him being part of the New Boring, which would have been nice.

Tom: It’s been getting decent amounts of airplay for a few weeks now, and the pre-orders that have built up over time will guarantee it a decent chart position – but I reckon it deserves more than it’ll probably get.

Tim: Right – because it’s by ‘Matt Cardle – you know, did that fairly rubbish track a few months back?’ and not ‘Matt Cardle – you know, won X Factor’. Numpties, I tell you.