Tom: I don’t know about you, but my reaction was “Oh! She’s still going!”
Tim: And mine was “Who? Oh, her who smacked down James Arthur that time.”
Tom: And that’s not bad at all, is it? It’s a little strange to hear someone singing with a natural, Midlands accent, but it fits the tone well.
Tim: Yeah – the vocal is like Lily Allen but more so. Her whole shtick getting to the X Factor finals was singing her own songs with the focus very much on the lyrics, though, so it’s more a case of “saying with a tune” to make sure they come out clearly.
Tom: Mind you, the tone in question is Radio 2 middle-of-the-road, but it’s a good example of that. And she’s one of the rare TV talent show alumni where each single has charted higher than the last, so, who knows? If that trend continues, she’s due for a top 10 with this — but I reckon it might be a bit too dark for that.
Tim: Well, kind of a trend – only in the sense that all of her previous tracks were released before or immediately after her stint on X Factor – the only more recent one was 18 months ago as a re-release of on older song to promote her album. Still, there’s always hope.