Why Are X-Factor Albums So Bad?

Guardian column in which I hopefully demonstrate that the answer isn’t quite as stonkingly obvious as it appears, and also talk about bubblegum and its return in the form of Cher Lloyd’s (very good) record.

Notes

  1. tomewing reblogged this from batteryinyourleg and added:
    Ha, well, some columns you file and you think “wonder what people will say about this one”. Others you file and think...
  2. batteryinyourleg reblogged this from tomewing and added:
    Very interesting column, but...comments are depressing me. Instead of engaging with this...
  3. jennifermorris said: Interesting. Think will bypass the bubblegum although I don’t mind it as pop goes. Looking forward to another (probably more boring but perhaps almost credible) XF album though: tgr.ph/ud4e0w
  4. alexmacpherson reblogged this from tomewing and added:
    Very good! What’s striking about...Cher Lloyd album is how much character she crams into...
  5. nervousacid said: I agree with your point as it pertains to the first Leona Lewis album, but the second one is seriously, seriously great. Which is probably why it didn’t sell as well as the first.
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