Adele // Hello

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Hello it’s me is probably not the opening line that you would expect from a song but then it seems very fitting that the opening line is from the newest single from Adele, last seen with the rather successful Bond theme, Skyfall.

It’s a beautiful piano led ballad that we all know that she can deliver without much effort. The verses have a soft tender feeling while the rousing chorus provide us a chance to really hear that powerful voice in full flow. There is a danger that this could have been over produced, could have been ruined but fortunately everything seems to be in balance here just allowing Adele’s vocals to tell the story.

It’s great to welcome Adele back the to the charts and we’re sure that this will be around for a while. And if this is just the first offering from the album, we wonder what else could be instore

Rating: 5/5

Adele // Skyfall

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The 23rd James Bond film is just around the corner so of course that means that there needs to be a brand new theme. And the honour this time falls on Adele.

Skyfall has a familiar Bond-esque feel to it. It’s got the feel of some past themes but has the modern feel. Adele shows a softer side in this track, not the powerful vocals that we’ve been used to in the last few years.

The back to basics approach to this track is fitting for this outing. We wonder if not that previous themes haven’t been good, they’ve just lacked a feeling of true Bond. So far though though, doesn’t seem to have broken the curse of not getting to number one. Maybe when the film is released then…

Rating: 4/5