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July 03, 2008
Posted by kramer
There has been a recent uptick in the motown sound since the broad appeal of Amy Winehouse has brought it back to the forefront in music. Due to this fact, there have been more and more artists being signed that have a distinctive sound that can trace its root back to the "heyday" of motown. The most recent artist that I can think of that is getting a lot of buzz is Duffy. Another British import that I think has an edge on Duffy is Adele.
Adele's LP debut 19 was available to me for free on a streaming site a few weeks ago and I listened to it daily for about a week. I had initially written her off as I had read a few reviews stating that she is basically just a rehash of the "Winehouse sound" and she really didn't have the stand out pipes or production to warrant checking out. However, after a few listens, I found a lot more soul in her voice than I had expected. She doesn't have the raspiness to her voice that Winehouse has but she presents a warmer sound that wraps itself around you on her slow songs (DAYDREAMER, FIRST LOVE) and is not drowned out on her more uptempo songs (BEST FOR LAST).
You get a pretty good bang for your buck with Adele as 19, as a whole, is not a bad album. There are some weaker songs on it but for the most part, 9 of the 12 songs are worthy of IPOD space. I would recommend checking her out and you may be pleasantly surprised as well.
Stand outs: Tired, Cold Shoulder, Hometown Glory, Bob Dylan cover of Make You Feel My Love
http://www.myspace.com/adelelondon
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