Adele makes a comeback after being under the radar
WHEN it comes to an anomaly of a modern-day artists then Adele is one of them.
The British singer is one of very few singers that flips the music table every time she resurfaces from hibernation.
This time was no different, with rumours of her return circulating online for a while and we finally got confirmation this week that she’s finally coming back.
Her social media pages and website were updated with new artwork and a newsletter sign- up page.
It culminated with the “Rolling in the Deep” songstress announcing her single “Easy On Me”, with a short snippet from the music video, set to be released on October 15.
But why is there all this fanfare every time Adele drops a project?
Adele burst on the music in 2007 with her breakthrough hit “Hometown Glory”, a year after graduating from high school and shook the music industry with her soulful sound for someone still so young.
Her exceptional song writing and minimalist production not only wowed UK audiences but those across the globe.
The music industry at the time was filled with pop stars and hip hop was beginning to make inroads for a greater appeal.
However, when it came to female vocalists there wasn’t much coming from American artists, aside from Beyoncé and her global appeal.
In the UK at the time, both Adele and Amy Winehouse were filling this gap when it came to a soulful singers whose experiences resonated with so many. Adele’s big US break happened after her “Saturday Night Live” performance in 2008 and the rest is history.
She became a worldwide phenomenon with “19”, and while her debut album was well-received critically and had moderate success, it was her sophomore album “21” that saw the singer solidify herself as a superstar.
“21” went on to storm the global charts, win awards left right and centre along with the album spawning one hit single after the next.
However, unlike her peers, she toured very little and had to cancel the US leg of her promotional tour of “21”, due to a vocal haemorrhage on her vocal chords for which she needed surgery.
She then disappeared from the public eye for the most part only doing the occasional doing live performance at awards shows, yet her music was still growing insanely. She quietly enjoyed the fruits of her labour and went on to get married and have a child.
That is, until she dropped the teaser for “Hello” in 2015.