Adele

Young 19…

Known to most people as the next Amy Winehouse and can easily be mistaken as KT Tunstall (with similar dress code and style), Adele at a young age of 19 has, shot to stardom even before her album, ‘19’, was released.

With the new age of technology, Myspace has opened many opportunities for new artist like Adele, who gained fame through a growing fan base.

Born and bred in London, Adele Adkins newest single, chasing pavements was an instant hit and still standing at number two after three weeks of its release. The song is based about her and her ex “I had a $%*! boyfriend who I knew would be $%*!, and I knew when I started fancying him, let alone when I got with him it would be a ' car crash relationship ' ......that’s the crash bit in the video!”(taken from her Myspace)

Soulful…

Throughout the album you can hear a unique mature sound with a husky “croak” and soulfulness in Adele’s vocals which could reflect some of her inspirations such as Jill Scott and Bjork, like them, she has a unique way of rhyming and sounding. And similarly need minimal instruments to make each song strong.

Sounding similar to Kate Nash, with the same use of their British accent, some songs are not so easy to adjust to, however after hearing them a few times, you begin to appreciate the vocals as well as the lyrics.

Tracks that stood out due to its soulful approach are “day dreamer”, “melt my heart to stone”, in contrast “tired” and “cold shoulder” are catchy owed to the combination of the beat and her voice

The winner of this year’s Critics’ Choice at the Brit Awards is set for a long career as this album is only an immense opening to an interval of her recognition.

Ratings: 3/5