Albums: Adele, The Corrs

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[Pop/MOR]

Adele

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How do you follow up one of the most colossal albums of all time? Adele’s 21 was the biggest-selling musical release of both 2011 and 2012, so her third album was always going to arrive under the weight of hope and expectation. She responded to this success in perfectly natural ways: with fear, writer’s block and a desire to quit the industry altogether.

Thankfully, she has rediscovered her songwriting ...