Getting mentioned at this years Brits and being plastered over the tabloids' paltry music sections will surely do wonders for Adele's upcoming album 19's commercial success, but it's left her isolated, easy prey for any vaguely indie music reviewer. So, ignoring the hype, this lady clearly has a big voice. Comparisons with Amy Winehouse are perhaps a little generous, and unfortunately the emphasis on this EP is on sentimental ballads that reek of mediocrity and lyrical naivety.
I know she's just 19, but on the eponymous first track she sings: "You get the people and the government, everybody taking different sides, shows that we ain't gonna stand shit, shows that we are united", it's down-right Kate Nash-like inexcusable. 'Daydreamer' almost killed any hope I had that she was not just another lovely singer-songwriter, especially being followed by the repetitive lull of her debut single 'Chasing Pavements', which seems to think - like too many awful pop acts - that relentlessly repeating some whimsical chorus makes a decent song. Thankfully, then, the last track shows some genuine promise. 'Painting Pictures' is a sultry romp, that slinks around the dancefloor, flashing its eyes, teasing, suggesting wryly what Adele's capable of.
So, Adele, please, please leave off the ballads.
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