Matt Cardle Unveils Video For "Starlight"

Matt Cardle has unveiled the video to promote the latest tune "Starlight," the second cut to be lifted from from the 2010 X-Factor winner's debut record "Letters," which is described as a collection of guitar riffed and string sectioned smashes, "reminiscent of Snow Patrol's biggest hits." Following his singles "When We Collide," and first single proper "Run For Your Life," the new track "Starlight" will hits shelves on December 5th.
Gary Barlow may have penned "Run For Your Life," but Cardle gives the take that mastermind a run for his money with this stunning album opener. "Starlight" is far and away the best track on the set, and an euphoric pop tune, which he described to The Sun as "a depressing happy song about the insignificance of everything." Discussing "Starlight" as the lead song on the album, Cardle said: "It's a banging tune. "We wanted to open up with something that was edgy, something that was strong. Something that wasn't X Factor."
The 28-year-old's first single "Run For Your Life" was a bit of a disappointment but I think "Starlight" will end up doing much better for him. Cardle co-penned the pop-rock track with guitarist Seton Daunt, who is the lead guitarist for the British rock band Fiction Plane, along with Spice Girls collaborator Richard "Biff" Stannard, and Ash Howes, whose other credits include tracks recorded by Westlife and Kylie Minogue. Cardle may not have the most welcoming personality but there is no doubt the man can sing.
The video for "Starlight" showing us loads of Cardle fans eager to get a glimpse of him sans hat marching down streets with what can only be described as furious passion. It's as if Greggs are giving away free cake. Now, with X Factor fever in full swing once again, Cardle releases his debut album, "Letters." But can the guitar-weilding reality show winner keep up with his younger rivals, who have already scored No.1 singles in 2011? "Starlight" is pounding slice of epic, guitar-led pop music which is a dead cert for Cardle's next single and the album's most uplifting moment.