With a top-notch production team behind the album, including Rick Rubin and Paul Epworth, every track is a highlight. Current single, Rolling in the Deep, is a modern soul stomper about an errant ex; the literally banging Rumour Has It channels the avenging rock‘n’roll soul of Wanda Jackson; there’s a fine, mellow, acoustic bossa nova-y take on The Cure’s Lovesong. Don’t You Remember is a classically styled ballad, which feels like the sort of tune you’ve known all your life – many are certain to bawl along to it the next time their hearts are broken; and the blues-bruised I’ll Be Waiting could’ve come from any Willie Mitchell-produced southern soul session. Final track Someone Like You, just voice and piano, is an actual thing of beauty, placing the listener in one of those moments where you feel you’re in the presence of a future standard. You can imagine it being both honked through by talent show contestants and transcended by veterans alike.
21 is simply stunning. After only a handful of plays, it feels like you’ve always known it. It is a progressive, grown-up second collection, it ought to ensure Adele is around for 23, 25, 27 and beyond.
Based on Critics - 44/50
Based on Public - 50/50
Based on Album Planning - 38/50
Based on Pop Flares - 39/50
Overall:
[I Don't Mind Being Thanks]
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Hi PopFlares / GAGAforMUSIC,
On behalf of the Beggars Group, XL Recordings and Adele many thanks for plugging "21" on your site, the artists recently released album ... .. thanks, also, on behalf of the artist and label for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview material, then a promotional stream is now available both to link to and as a widget at http://www.adele.tv/trackbytrack/ and the lead single – “Rolling in the Deep” – is also available to steam / link to and as an embeddable widget at http://www.adele.tv/widgets/ ... .. for further details of the new album, check-out the official web-site, as well as Adele’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/adelelondon and Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/adele ... .. and keep an eye on these official sources for details of further news, preview material, videos and on-line promotions.
Thanks again for your plug.
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WEB SHERIFF
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