![]() She apologizes on somber single "Easy On Me," then slings it at her ex on the honey-smooth "Woman Like Me" (channeling Roberta Flack as she sings "Complacency is the worst trait to have, are you crazy?/ It is so sad a man like you could be so lazy"). Adele points the finger at herself on the spare-to-soaring ballad "Hold On" ("I am such a mess/ The harder that I try, I regress") and "I Drink Wine," a catchy Carole King-sounding number predating her sobriety ("When I was a child every single thing could blow my mind/ Soaking it all up for fun, but now I only soak up wine."). Why? I don't know and I feel like I don't really know what I'm doing." Singing the pain is one thing, but hearing her speak so nakedly, it's almost overwhelming. ![]() Like how? Just like, Mummy-I'm, I'm, the feeling that I have, like, I feel a bit confused. "Mummy’s been having a lot of big feelings recently. Still, not even that will prepare you for the shock of "My Little Love," which features recorded conversations with her 9-year-old son. ![]() The direction is clear from the Ella Fitzgerald-ish opener "Strangers by Nature": "I'll be taking flowers to the cemetery of my heart/ For all of my lovers, in the present and in the dark/ Every anniversary I'll pay respects and say I'm sorry," Adele sings, that superior voice going deep and rich then spiriting up. In a year of big divorce records-Kacey Musgraves’ star-crossed, Carly Pearce's 29-there was never any question that the queen of the tearjerker ballad would best them all. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. ![]()
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