James Blunt

Equally reviled and revered (with those who fall in the latter often keen on keeping it hush hush), Blunt is as much of an anomaly as you're likely to find for someone who writes some of the most on the fence and inoffensively on-the-nose love ballads around, the anomolous aspect arising from the fact that the guy garners so much ill-will. But, love him or hate him, he doesn't seem overly bothered and it's probably no surprise that his live performances are thorough and occassionaly impressive. So, yeah.