album, "All For Nothing", on ITV2 show The Xtra Factor. Prior to the album release Cardle went on a five date tour ending on 3 October at Koko in London. On 15 October a documentary on the making of the album entitled Into The Light was broadcast on ITV2. Reception Critical reception Upon its release, Letters received mixed reviews from critics. Daily Express said that Cardle's vocals were "versatile and emotional" and the songs were "more than decent." The Irish Independent gave Letters eight out of ten, noting Cardle's "impressive falsetto." The BBC gave an unfavourable review, calling Letters "over-produced" and "a barrage of formulaically chugging soft-rock structures and overwhelming strings." The Daily Telegraph claimed that Cardle's vocals sound "off-key" while Digital Spy rated it two out of five stars, faulting the album for "mushy, MOR soft-rock production." The Financial Times gave the album one out of five stars, calling it "woefully formulaic, instantly forgettable debut album full of manufactured drama." The Guardian gave the album two out of five, calling Letters "an album of triumphal power ballads." The Observer rated it three out of five, calling the album "widescreen guitar pop based around overwrought choruses that demand gurning as they're belted." The Daily Record, called the album "fantastic" and "classic," saying it had "exceeded all expectations." Pop Ledge rated Letters three out of ten, calling the over-all album "boring" and "too formulaic" while naming "Starlight" and "Stars and Lovers" as stand-out tracks and concluding with "We feel for Matt Cardle – he has talked often of the sort of artist he wants to be and it’s not this album." The Yorker noted that while there was "nothing especially awful" about "Letters", tracks were "instantly forgettable" and "utterly boring." BigLiveActs said "Letters" was "a must for Matt Cardle and X Factor fans but not much here to interest the rest of us" and suggests "A number of the songs would have been better treated with a quiet acoustic backing to Matt's voice...Presumably the end result was the wish of the producers and not Matt Cardle himself. Philip Elwood's blog Entertainment Focus rated it four out of five, calling it a "solid debut" and a "fantastic record." What Culture? awarded the album three stars, and stated that Cardle "is a very, very good singer", concluding that the album is "Solid, at times verging on very good, but ultimately inconsistent and bland."