Also Adele was washed up by this wave, especially by comparison with Amy Winehouse, even if the agreement applies only superficially. Blessed with a similar maturity, comes at an almost jazzy phrasing Adele and a good dose of blues to it.
The single "Chasing Pavements" is certainly the most beautiful access to this exceptional album. After a simple verse, the song rises to one of the best choruses in recent years. But such opulence remains the exception. Most of the songs surround the voice only with the bare necessities. That leaves "Daydream" almost to remember Joni Mitchell, and are "Best For Last" a rough Jazzigkeit.
Before it is too introverted breaks "Cold Shoulder" the scheme with a congenial hip-hop beat and demanding violin, and "My Same" springs on a casual beat then.
Only very rarely do they seem to be a little too much in love with his own voice (Crazy For You), and significant bonds to Amy Winehouse seems to be rather dictated by the marketing department (Right As Rain).
At the latest, when it concludes with the big ballad "Hometown Glory", the small criticisms are forgotten, and one remains troubled. If this woman lying no great career, who will?