Adele – 21

I know that some people don’t like Adele’s music, that’s inevitable, but its hard not to like Adele for being Adele.  Last night at Wembley she proved (again!) what a superb artist and person she is.  Despite having a croaky voice regularly soothed with honey and lemon, she gave a flawless performance of every song she sang.  I don’t know if people generally consider her as a soul singer, but she has got a great soul voice and 21 is really a great soul record.  She has such a depth to her voice and this album captures the real angst of her relationship breakup at the time.  The stripped down feel in some tracks allows her vocal and lyrics to shine, but whatever track you listen to her voice powers through in feeling, not just in volume.  There is a real authenticity to her performance that you don’t always get.

Standout track: Take It All