Album Review: Ed Sheeran - X

Ed Sheeran seems to be suffering a banal personality crisis on X.

You've got him lamenting long-distance love (One), irate about said love's indiscretions (Don't), then a heartfelt tale of leaving home (Runaway). Gauging by lyrics like “stumbling home drunk… I listen to sad songs”, Sheeran is probably a mopey drunk and one of those guys who can't stop talking about how high he got the night before.

With standard singer-songwriter musicianship – neither inspirational nor awful – at its worst, this is James Morrison with a guitar.

At its best, it's vaguely insightful lyricism on broken hearts.