Adele is back (new single Oct 15 2021); new album "30" to drop 19th November 2021*

Rolling Stone:
Adele Is Officially Back With an 'Easy on Me' Teaser

 

Where is she? Has she dropped? What does all this mean? Is she 33 or flirty? So mysterious!

 

My mental impression of Adele is that she does dull songs about break-ups. She's a darling of the traditional press though, and her album will obviously go to No. 1 in the UK and America, so I guess she's about to be everywhere again.

Music has moved on a lot since she was last around so it'll be interesting to see if she's now only really relevant to older audiences or if there's something in the sound of the album that is designed to appeal to the current pop landscape.

 

I'm a moderate fan, but can certainly see your criticism. The last album was too "same-y" for me from what I heard, so I passed. But I'm fascinated by her massive success and think she's definitely got talent.

This track was a "bonus track" on some versions of her second album and is one of my favorites. It's a cover, but I think it shows an interesting side of her that's removed from the hit singles:

I think the vocal is terrific and I like the acoustic/Americana vibe it has.

 

Meanwhile, Barbra Streisand has promised to release her next album, "29", "about things that were happening to me at that age," before the end of 2022.

 

"Rolling in the Deep" is still her only great song. All the follow ups and whining ballads are insufferable.

 

I like Adele a lot but can completely understand the “same-y” criticism - she could certainly do with a little more variation in her material (there’s some variety, but all in a relatively narrow stylistic box). Someone Like You is a great song, but we didn’t need seventeen more not-as-good versions on the album.

That said, Rolling In The Deep is a truly great, classic song. Someone Like You, Chasing Pavements and Hello are all impressive, too, and she did a great Brandi Carlile cover as a bonus track on her second album.

Adele’s always worth a listen to me, even if primarily to pick out the 5-6 best tracks on an album.

 

Probably another lot of boring Piano Ballads and Faux-Soul tunes.

 

Adele shares teaser for new song 'Easy on Me' The 33-year-old singer's upcoming release is one of the most anticipated music moments of the year.

 

Which do you think Set Fire To The Rain is - follow up or whining ballad?

Ditto

Keep on trolling folks!

 

A large portion of her sales had been physical media. So, it'll be interesting to see the effect on her fanbase.

 

I thought Hello was a great lead single from her last album.

 

Trolling or an opinion? In sure she's over-exposed enough to have at least some dissenters.

I'd like her to do more Set Fire To The Rain and Runour Has It type-choons and less of the ballads about an ex-partner or trite sh.ite (When We Were Young).

 

She's always three or more years older than the name of the records she releases. I guess she has to stick with the trend now but the vanity is a bit cringe.

 

I think it’s to do with when she started making the record…

That’s why her age seems off.

 

In this case it qualifies for both!

 

If you don't like Adele why are you even bothering to reply?

 

I am a fan of Adele's. She is not a core artist for me but I have enjoyed all 3 of her albums. Like others have commented, I do understand the expressed perceptions that her music all sounds the same to non-fans. This clip does not exactly wow me; it sounds too similar to about a dozen or more of her other tracks. When Hello was released it had a brooding, mournful sound and vocal that was captivating. I am not sure she is going to be repeating that with this new track, but then, it is only 17 or 21 seconds worth.

 

Because you asked and I like to?

 

Well I will ask that you kindly don't post your negativity on this thread again thank you.

 

You can ask what you want but I just stated my opinion and will continue to do so. This is a discussion board rather than a fanboy-feelgood club.

 

Posts here haven't tended to veer into fanboy territory. This is really just to announce her new album. It's not as if this is like those threads that exaggerate the relative importance of Stone Temple Pilots. Then some of that good natured trolling would be totally justified.

 

Adele should cover 'Interstate Love Song'.

 

I don’t have a dog in this fight but I saw her live on her last tour and frankly she knocked it out of the park. I wouldn’t give her albums house room but she’s a huge talent and frankly I love that there is new mainstream music that’s big enough to be “an event” which a new Adele album definitely is. Good to have her back, I’m sure I’ll give it a listen and then move on to something else. But I’m nearly 50 and new music mainly leaves me cold these days so it’s my problem not hers. Great to see her back.

 

Hello belongs to that select class of 'hugely anticipated lead single from the follow-up to a global smash'. I think this class is interesting, as a gauge to see how well an artist can continue the momentum and deliver in giving people what they've been craving. I think Hello successfully does that, but I also think it's a tad overrated too. Could be an interesting thread topic