Adele (21)

After a month long reviewing process of Adele's most recent album, 21 I am ready to share my thoughts with you. Adele is just so.. in a word, wonderful. She has this tremendous big, soulful, mature voice that invokes a listener to belt out alongside her. I remember the first time I heard Adele. I remember listening to Hometown Glory and then hearing Melt My Heart to Stone and being so amazed, and so happy that someone with this voice is being heard. I got my hands on 19 and just fell in love with Adele's beautiful, emotional voice.

While 19 was somewhat of an album dedicated to romance and adoration, 21 reads more like a break-up album. 19 was an album relating to the 19 year old Adele, 21 is an album dedicated to her growth in the last two years.  Not to mention such a success. It is an album full to the brim of powerhouse, Motown inspired tracks with an incredible flow and unreal voice. The 60's feel of this album is phenomenal. Adele can easily be compared to 60's songstresses like Diana Ross, Martha Reeves  and Lorraine Ellison.

The difference between 21 and other "break-up" albums that I have heard is that Adele is different. She seems strong, and quite cheeky. I like that. She may sing songs of sorrow, but you get a sense that no-one will walk all over this girl. While it is slow at times, and initially I thought it may be the type of album I would need to be in the "mood" for, it is a lovely piece of work. In spite of 21's musical simplicity, it is refreshing to hear Adele's stunning to-die-for vocals.

I'm not sure if I have a favorite track(s) yet, because they are all so great. I'm slightly addicted to her first single, Rolling in the Deep but can also feel her sentiment in Take It All. You can't take my word for it, you need to have a listen for yourself.