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The hotly-anticipated "30" is the fourth studio
album by the Briton, whose chart-topping ballads about
break-ups, regrets and nostalgia have made her one of the most
successful singer-songwriters of all time.
In their reviews, critics praised Adele's honesty on the album,
which she has described as "sensitive" and where the notoriously
private singer opens up with touching voice notes recorded with
her son Angelo, 9.
"She’s never sounded more ferocious than she does on '30' - more
alive to her own feelings, more virtuosic at shaping them into
songs in the key of her own damn life," Rolling Stone writer Rob
Sheffield said in his five-star review, adding the album was
Adele's best so far.
"30" follows the Grammy Award winning "25" and, like her
previous albums, is named after a milestone age in the "Someone
Like You" and "Hello" singer's life. Adele announced her split
from her husband Simon Konecki in 2019.
While not all critics were as lavish in their reviews, they
welcomed different offerings from the 33-year-old, whose song
titles on the album include "I Drink Wine" and "All Night
Parking".
"This devastating level of honesty means that, despite its more
experimental moments, '30' still winds up feeling like trademark
Adele, in its own way, most of the time," El Hunt wrote on music
website NME.
"And after fair accusations of playing it safe musically in the
past, it’s refreshing to see the pop titan treading braver
territory – even if the hit-rate isn’t 100 per cent."
Adele made her music comeback last month with the release of
piano ballad "Easy On Me". It quickly topped charts around the
world. Expectations are high for "30".
"I can't get enough of #adele30 it's so emotionally brilliant
and worth the 6 year wait," one user wrote on Twitter.
"One second into Adele’s album and I already love it," wrote
another fan.
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Raissa
Kasolowsky)
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