Aiden Grimshaw: Misty Eye – review

(RCA)Like many an X Factor contestant before him, Blackpool's Aiden Grimshaw – ninth place in 2010 – now avers that the show was a blip on the way to something more musically respectable. Typically, though, the "real" him is entirely conventional, with influences ranging from Damien Rice to Moby. But within those parameters, Misty Eye is a pleasant surprise, setting up Grimshaw as a rival to Paolo Nutini and Alex Clare in the soulish-pop leagues. Even if credit for the downtempo electro s...

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