Adele delivers highly impressive sophomore album

      Every musician has the ability to evoke emotion in their music, but the level of emotion depends on the musician’s vocal abilities. U.K. singer, Adele is perhaps the best musician who can accomplish that feat.

      The 22 year old had major success with her first album, “19.” It earned her the 2010 Grammy for Best New Artist and also for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her appearance on a 2008 episode of the acclaimed show, “Saturday Night Live,” vaulted her to the top of the Billboard charts overnight.

      The recently released album, “21,” is truly an astonishing album that indulges into heartbreak and desire for the love she lost. The 11-track album captures every pure feeling involved in love. It’s a version of a diary that most people crave to read.  Unlike her previous album, this one captures the angst and the bitterness of someone who’s going through heartbreak.

      The album has defeated the obstacle that most sophomore albums lack, becoming the number one album in its first week of release. Not only that, but after her performance at the 2011 Brit Awards, that was so beautiful it wouldn’t be a surprise if a few tears were shed.

      The first single, “Rolling in the deep,” has become a massive hit with the soulful sound she carries in her vocals. The song has no similarities to her previous major singles, “Chasing Pavements” and “Hometown Glory.”

      She does her own rendition of “Love song,” which is hands down probably the best version of the song ever made. Yes, it even beats 311’s version.

      This album pulls at the heartstrings of a confused and bitter lover. It keeps the listener in a trance that makes them feel the sorrow and hurt that Adele provides in each song.

      The true inspiration for the album surfaced during her U.S. tour to promote her first album, 19. She was introduced to bluegrass and country while on tour and that made “21” an exceptional album. She collaborated with record producer Rick Rubin, and One Republic lead singer Ryan Tedder contributed to the album.

      Tedder’s effort in the song, “Turning Tables” is startlingly excellent and it doesn’t mimic his work with other musicians.

      The album truly shows the feelings of heartbreak and bitterness mixed in with a few cheerful tunes. When Adele started production on the album she was going through a difficult breakup and the album became her method of venting out all those built up emotions.

      Adele has the flawless ability to keep the listener drawn in. The track “Someone like you” is hands down the best of the album.  With no other instruments on the track but a piano, she brings all the sorrow that comes with losing love gracefully.

      It has so much raw emotion and the lyric, “Regrets and mistakes they're memories made, who would have known how bittersweet this would taste,” gives the song the intimate feeling of longing.