In 2008, I became a big fan of the British singer Adele when I saw her give a powerful performance of her song "Chasing Pavements" on Saturday Night Live. Sister sang like she meant it, and I was hooked. With all the soul-sucking awful kill-me-now music out there right now, I love to hear a great female singer with a lot of talent and soul, and Adele has more than enough of both. Her voice reminds me of a combination of Amy Winehouse (without the drug problems) and Duffy, who I also love, with a bit of an old-school vibe mixed in as well. Her debut album, entitled "19," reached the number 1 spot on the charts in the UK, and won her the prize for Best New Artist at the Grammy's. Dave FM, my favorite radio station in Atlanta, also caught on and started playing her stuff, but she somehow didn't seem to find the same widespread success here as she did in the UK. Her songs "Chasing Pavements," "Hometown Glory," and a beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love" all reached acclaim with the Brits and her fans in the states. Here is a link for "Chasing Pavements:"
http://www.youtube.com
Try to ignore the video and just listen...
Adele's new album, "21," was just released yesterday, and I am already a big fan. Her song "Rolling in the Deep" has been released for several months now, and I've been listening to it on repeat, so I can't wait to see what else is in store on the rest of her album. I can tell it is about to be a big hit, and in honor of Adele's album release, Dave FM's lunch hour theme yesterday was "Best Female Voices," a category in which Adele most definitely belongs. Dave FM's website says "Adele is everywhere now- we knew how fabulous she was a long time ago" and so did I, but that's alright, I'm willing to spread the love!
Check out the whole new album, "21," here:
http://www.npr.org
Happy Listening!
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