Matt Cardle

‘THE GREAT ESCAPE’ - RELEASED ON JULY 03RD 2026 - CEMENTS MATT’S LONGEVITY AS A RECORDING ARTIST IN A CAREER THAT NOW SPANS OVER 15 YEARS, WITH RECORD SALES IN EXCESS OF 3 MILLION. MATT CARDLE’S STUNNING FOUR-OCTAVE VOCAL RANGE MADE HIM ONE OF POP’S BIGGEST BRITISH RECORDING ARTISTS WHEN HE RELEASED HIS DEBUT MILLION-SELLING SINGLE ‘WHEN WE COLLIDE’ IN 2010, CERTIFIED PLATINUM AND SPENDING THREE WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BIG HIT IN THE SHAPE OF THE GARY BARLOW PENNED ‘RUN FOR YOUR LIFE’ (#6). THE BRIT AWARD NOMINEE HAS ALSO FORGED A SUCCESSFUL PARALLEL CAREER AS AN AWARD-WINNING WEST END ACTOR WITH LEADING ROLES IN ‘MEMPHIS’ (2015) ALONGSIDE BEVERLEY KNIGHT, ‘JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, (2019) BAZ LURMAN’S ‘STRICTLY BALLROOM’ (2018) AND THE TOURING PRODUCTION OF ‘& JULIET’, PLAYING THE ROLE OF SHAKESPEARE (2024). DESCRIBING ‘THE GREAT ESCAPE’, MATT SAYS: “THE GREAT ESCAPE IS A BODY OF WORK OVER A DECADE IN THE MAKING. I TOOK A LONG HIATUS FROM RELEASING MUSIC, FEELING THE NEED TO RECONNECT WITH A FEELING INSIDE THAT I HAD LOST. A GENUINE DESIRE TO EXPRESS MYSELF AND THE LONGING TO DISCOVER HOW I WAS TO GO ABOUT IT THIS TIME AROUND. I’VE DRAWN ON YEARS OF HIGHS & LOWS AND LOVE & LOSS – AND AT TIMES NEEDING TO ESCAPE LIFE & MYSELF ALTOGETHER. I’VE POURED ALL THAT EMOTION INTO THIS ALBUM.” FOR MATT CARDLE, THE ESCAPE IS HIS NEW FUTURE.