ADELE - 19 lrsd British artpunk ala Wire and

British artpunk ala Wire and a more than generous love of classic Pop songwriting

sleepy vocals and raw

a chart-topper on both sides of the Atlantic

Ballad of a Thin Man and Desolation Row

ADELE - 19 lrsd British artpunk ala Wire andLP Vinyl With just a couple of cursory listens to the few tracks that popped up all over the Internet through 2007, comparisons were made between Adele, the much hyped brassy British songstress, and Amy Winehouse, themuch hyped brassy British songstress. However, after a solid listen to 19, the first full sampling by the up and coming Adele, listeners are forced to throw all comparisons to the wind; Adele is simply too magical to compare her to