25
Adele is still young by any sensible metric, but much of 25, her third album, concerns itself with the passage of time: the inevitable accumulation of both years and vantages. Almost every song addresses heartache in one form or another and her instincts as a singer remain unmatched.
Read the NME review of Adele's global smash-hit album, '25', featuring songs such as 'Hello' and 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)'
Adele's third album 25 is the sound of an artist in perfect harmony with her audience and contains a handful of modern pop classics.
Anticipation’s a bitch. For Adele, whose bajillion-selling 21 (okay, not a bajillion, but 30 million worldwide) proved…
Adele's third album doesn't rock the boat too hard, but the songs are consistently high quality
Adele draws droves of music lovers with her ballads, and her latest single, "Hello," is even more magnetic than her ubiquitous 2011 hit "Someone Like You."
It’s smooth business as usual on the megastar’s third album, except for a refreshing dip in the River Lea
25 is essentially a series of apologias that finds Adele taking responsibility for at least some aspects of her tattered love life.
Review of '25' by Adele, the new album by the UK singer/songwriter comes out today globally via XL Recordings. The lead single is "Hello".
The year’s biggest album reprises the themes of its predecessor – there’s no sign of Adele using her commercial clout to buy herself room for adventure