Matt Cardle: Letters – review

(Columbia)Before winning The X Factor in 2010, Matt Cardle sang in a metal band, and wasn't the sort, apparently, who ever imagined himself releasing an album of triumphal power ballads. So spare him a thought – it can't have been easy to make Letters, with its wall-to-wall strings and lavish production. On most tracks, he's been required to crank up the weepometer on a heroic scale – the Gary Barlow-penned Run for Your Life, in particular, is schlock with all the trimmings, including a port...

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