Adele, "21"

Adele's sophomore album dropped today and I can't wait to get my hands on it so I can play it incessantly. I just hope I fall in love with this one as much as I did with the soulful "19." In fact, I'm going to take a nice hot shower and then listen to that CD as I wind down for the night because it's just been one of those days: too long, too much work, too little time, too meh. Below, her video for "Rolling in the Deep" off the new album.



And her performance of "Someone Like You" at this month's Brit Awards just gave me goosebumps (and I admit, almost made me a bit sad). Now if awards shows only showcased performers with this kind of raw talent, I'd be more inclined to watch and just sit there completely mesmerized.