Adele: Here's when her new album may be released
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
We may finally have a release date for a new album by singer Adele.
A new album by the singer will reportedly be released this .听
Adele鈥檚 last work was the smash hit album, 鈥�21,鈥� which was released in 2011 and won multiple prizes. Hit singles 鈥淩olling in the Deep,鈥� 鈥淩umor Has It,鈥� and 鈥淪et Fire to the Rain鈥� all appeared on 鈥�21.鈥� 鈥�21鈥� was the top-selling album of the year in both and , the first time the same album was the highest-selling in America for multiple years since Nielsen SoundScan began measuring sales in 1991.
鈥�21鈥� won best album of the year and best pop album at the Grammy Awards and Adele鈥檚 songs 鈥淩olling in the Deep鈥� and 鈥淪omeone Like You鈥� also picked up prizes that same year.听
Adele scored another hit with the song, 鈥淪kyfall,鈥� which appeared in the 2012 James Bond movie of the same name. The track won a Grammy Award for best song written for visual media and won the Oscar for best original song.
What made 鈥�21鈥� in particular such a hit?
Critics praised the album for its original and somewhat retro sound as well as Adele鈥檚 strong voice. One noted that 鈥�21鈥� is 鈥渟teeped in Southern blues, country and soul鈥� and wrote that 鈥渉er voice is a thing of wonder.鈥�
Another wrote of the album that 鈥渢he vibe is unabashedly analog. Strings swell, pianos shiver, and Adele unleashes聽21鈥檚 most powerful instrument: That Voice,鈥� while one wrote of the album鈥檚 structure, 鈥淸It has] simple instrumentation and simple structures that allow Adele鈥檚 raspy, expressive voice to develop the story in the verses before she delivers the hook.鈥澛�
Her reviews show that Adele鈥檚 sound is one critics admire for its technical prowess and her sales demonstrate that her style is one that appeals to multiple generations and fans of various genres. Expectations will be high for Adele鈥檚 next work.听
