Adele is in the sharing mood, and fans are rejoicing!
The wait is almost over. The UK ballad aficionado confirmed via her Instagram, 25 will officially drop November 20, while the lead single and music video for “Hello” will debut on Friday. According to a press release, the video “was shot in the countryside surrounding Montreal and is directed by the celebrated young Canadian director Xavier Dolan.”
Adele’s label announced the record’s album art, a close-up portrait similar to her previous albums 19 and 21, along with the 11-song set track list:
1. “Hello”
2. “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”
3. “I Miss You”
4. “When We Were Young”
5. “Remedy”
6. “Water Under The Bridge”
7. “River Lea”
8. “Love In The Dark”
9. “Million Years Ago”
10. “All I Ask”
11. “Sweetest Devotion”
The arrival of 25 marks the first new music from the soulful Brit singer, since the release of her 2012 Bond soundtrack single, “Skyfall” and her first full-length recording in nearly five years. The album announcement follows Adele’s penned open-letter to fans, explaining the delay and excitement behind the new project. “I’m sorry it took so long, but you know, life happened.”