30 Adele ★★★★★ IT’S the most hotly anticipated album of the year – but is Adele's 30 actually any good? While the superstar’s candid interviews laying bare the breakdown of her marriage have dominated headlines, her latest songs combine to form one of the most carefully crafted, considered and brilliant records I’ve heard in a long time – if not ever.
Fans will doubtless anticipate melancholy ballads and powerful, angst-ridden belters which showcase her extra- ordinary vocal range.
But the breadth of musicality ranges from wistful Billie Holiday-style jazz vocals to full power ballads, thumping pop bangers and Motown bass lines.
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