First impressions of this new Kelly Clarkson business

'My Life Would Suck Without You' is the new single from Kelly Clarkson and, you'll be pleased to hear, it's a hell of a lot better than anything on her tries-too-hard-to-be-epic 'My December' album.

This single returns her to her roots, and it sounds a lot like a cross between 'Since U Been Gone' and 'Behind These Hazel Eyes'. In fact the structure is exactly the same. Quiet verse, belty chorus, slightly-less-quiet second verse, belty second chorus, slow-it-down middle, big belty finale, gradual stop. The subject matter isn't really that dissimilar either, except 'My Life...' is alot less angry and alot more emotionally resonant. In fact, there's something about it that's a tiny, tiny little bit heartbreaking. Quite possibly one to relate to if you ever feel like you've broken up with a complete twat, but then realise that he/she is actually your perfect match. Awww.

In all honesty, it's 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 times better than anything on 'My December' and is actually quite brilliant.

It premiered on US radio this morning and can be found here. And yes, the robotic "Music. On Demand" lady is on top form.