Labrinth is the exception to the rule. As the only non-X Factor act on Syco’s roster, the young singer/songwriter is the label’s sole artist that’s been signed and developed from the ground-up without first being tested in front of the nation. And after hitting No.2 with his gold-certified debut album Electronic Earth in 2012, the pressure must surely be on for its follow-up. Not so much. Spare a few anxious moments, the 25-year-old is pretty placid. 

“One thing I ...