Adele - 21

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In the months leading up to the European release of 21, Adele embarked on a promotional tour across Europe, performing on the UK's Royal Variety Performance on 9 December 2010, the finale of the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland on 21 January 2011, and on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge six days later.

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For others, over the course of the album, that persona and the insistence of track after track of heartbreak can get a bit alienating.From September to October 2010, Adele embarked on a mini-promotional tour of the US, which included stops in New York and Minneapolis, as well as an exclusive appearance at the famous Club Largo in Los Angeles. Both Junkee and Consequence of Sound credited the album for revitalizing pop music, heralding "a new era of relatable pop", and inspiring a new generation of artists. Ryan Reed of Paste regarded her voice as "a raspy, aged-beyond-its-years thing of full-blooded beauty", [39] while MSN Music 's Tom Townshend declared her "the finest singer of [our] generation". Sputnikmusic's Joseph Viney stated that 21 combined the "best bits of Aretha Franklin's old-school soul with Lauryn Hill's sass and sense of cynical modern femininity.

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And it's like this on all tracks with a little more instrumentation than a voice and a single instrument.In interviews, the singer described it as the summation of her attitude towards her ex-lover by the end of the album's production. In the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot deemed the music an improvement over 19, writing that " 21 beefs up the rhythmic drive and the drama of the arrangements. Metacritic ranked 21 at number two on their list of 2011's most well-received records, based on inclusions in publications' year-end lists. A "dark, bluesy, gospel, disco tune" in the singer's own words, it was written in response to disparaging comments he made towards her during an argument. Weeks after her stint with Rubin, Adele learned of her ex-lover's recent engagement, inspiring the composition of the album's final track "Someone like You.

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Delivered starkly at first with Adele set against simple piano accompaniment and later backed by a gospel choir, it's an instant-classic sort of song in the tradition of "The Rose," "And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going," and "All by Myself" that could stand over the years as a career landmark for the singer and a cathartic moment for fans who identify with their idol's Pyrrhic lovelorn persona. She was only the second female solo artist to achieve this feat, following Carole King in 1972, and only the second British artist, after Eric Clapton in 1993. Coincidentally, it perfectly captured the experience of the singer, who arrived at the studio moments after another altercation with her former lover. Release and promotion [ edit ] Adele performing "Someone like You" in 2011 during a concert in Seattle, Washington. This deeply moving sonic story of love's trials and triumphs receives my highest recommendation for anyone seeking a truly captivating musical experience.

In April 2009, 20-year-old Adele, who had recently embarked on her first serious relationship with a man 10 years her senior, [6] began composing the follow-up to her 2008 debut album 19. Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3 - all etched, except Ⓜ stamped): XLLP313 B 718128-01 B1 SII Ⓜ MILES. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times pointed out the song's "hollow counterpoint vocals" and slow, "daringly morbid" bridge that veers from the pounding rhythm before once again acceding to it. According to Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker, the album's success in the US can be attributed to its target audience—that is, "middle-aged moms . It was released on 24 January 2011 [1] in Europe by XL Recordings and on 22 February 2011 in North America by Columbia Records.