Critic Reviews
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Observer Music Monthly
Forget her peers or even ex-Eurythmics - think Dusty or Aretha, albeit of SW2, instead. 19 has been on constant repeat for several weeks now and will be, I suspect, for the rest of the year to come.
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| 90 |
All Music Guide
A beyond stellar debut in both quality and originality.
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| 80 |
NOW Magazine
She’s often at her best alone with an acoustic guitar instead of ornamented with retro R&B references. It’s easy to want to dislike something that the UK press, Perez Hilton and Kanye West are telling you to like, but Adele shows some real talent.
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| 80 |
Mojo
She has the voacl talent of a young Alison Moyet, and thankfully this debut lives up to expectations. [Mar 2008, p.112]
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Q Magazine
Adele's songs possess an ageless classification. [Mar 2008, p.105]
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| 70 |
Dot Music
As is to be expected given Adele's tender years, thematically things are a bit monochrome.... All this, however, is forgiven with a listen to the highlights, such as the sweet acoustic guitar-led 'Daydreamer.'
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| 70 |
musicOMH.com
It may not be particuarly original or challenging, but there's enough positive signs here to bode extremely well for the future. The sound of 2008? And beyond, we'd imagine.
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Drowned In Sound
The co-writes--not as many as you might’ve expected--generally boom from the speakers. The self-penned efforts are bare-boned, erratically excellent but frustratingly blighted by Adele’s penchant for going beyond her capabilities as a vocalist.
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| 50 |
New Musical Express
Adele is not yet ready to produce an album of sufficient depth to match her voice.
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| 40 |
The Guardian
There is scant emotional heft behind Adele's prodigiously rich voice, little bite to her songwriting.
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Uncut
Veering between faux-soul and Hoxton hipness, Adele simply hasn't found her own voice yet.
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