After winning the English X-Factor in 2012, things quickly went down with James Arthur. His did fine, but the singer struggled with depression and addictions. He started acting weird in public because of that. After yet another controversy, his record company dismissed him in 2014. Fortunately, Arthur managed to climb out of the valley. He incorporates the annoying passages from his life on second
… album Back From The Edge. And with success, because the album is well put together. Heavy subjects are accompanied by light arrangements. Arthur sings with his clear voice about dark matters with a lot of emotion. Because it never gets really dramatic, you can also cheerfully whistle his songs. Single Say You Won't Let Go, with such a nice acoustic rhythm guitar, achieved the number 1 position in our country. His troubles are still fresh in our minds, but James Arthur has clearly overcome them. (JE)more
