If last weekend was all about Taylor Swift and her latest re-record, "Red (Taylor's Version)" - which it was - then this weekend is all about Adele and her new album, "30." The last time that Adele released an album - "25" in 2015 - I was a freshman in college. While staring at the ceiling in my shoebox of a dorm room, I listened as songs like "When We Were Young" and "Love in the Dark" destroyed my emotions and made me dramatize my own life. Flash forward six years, and just like that college-freshman version of myself, I still have no idea what I'm doing - BUT, Adele seemingly does, so she's back (and possibly better than ever) with a new album written about the emotions and hardships she faced throughout the process of her divorce. She'd already teased us with the lead single from the album, "Easy On Me," which has, without any hint of joke, been on repeat since the moment it was released. How else am I supposed to envision myself as the main character?? Now that the full album is here, I obviously have to make it about myself. No, I am not 30 years old, nor have I been through a divorce, but I will still find a way to relate to it... it's called adapting. With that being said, here are my track-by-track reactions to Adele's "30"... and, of course, I made note of my favorites: 1. "Strangers By Nature"
2. "Easy On Me"*
3. "My Little Love"
4. "Cry Your Heart Out"
5. "Oh My God"*
6. "Can I Get It"
7. "I Drink Wine"*
8. All Night Parking (with Erroll Garner) (Interlude)*
9. "Woman Like Me"
10. "Hold On"
11. "To Be Loved"*
12. "Love Is A Game"
And we've made it to the end! Adele has, once again, outdone herself - and she didn't have to that, but she did it for us. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go listen to this album on repeat until the tears stop (aka never!)
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