Adele Adkins' second album '21' is arguably the most successful and remarkable album of 2011. It was released in January and has since become the soundtrack of the year,
Adele burst onto the UK music scene in 2008 with her debut album '19', but her follow up is even more outstanding than that which first made her.
Adele split from an unnamed partner of 18 months before going on tour in America in 2008-09 and poured her heartache into the writing of this album. It's quite a rare thing in modern music, but Adele took on the once popular role of confessional singer-songwriter and wrote an album bursting with emotion, exploring heartbreak, anger, revenge and forgiveness.
I have both Adele's albums on my r4 card and listen to them a lot, but '21' has to be one of the most played albums I've ever owned!