Musical sensation, singer-songwriter Adele Adkins, quickly developed the nickname, "queen of soul-pop” after the release of her first album "19." Her powerful love ballads and universal lyrics mesmerized listeners throughout the world. After her breakthrough performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards, audiences were eager for Adkins to release her sophomore album. Everyone’s pleas were soon answered when Adkins debuted her second album 21 in 2011. The album was widespread in a matter of hours, garnering attention from critics around the world. Nick Freed, senior-staff writer of the favored online publication Consequence of Sound, took advantage of the opportunity to write a piece on Adkins’ masterpiece. Less than a day after the reveal, he released a comprehensive review of the album entitled “Adele-21” to entice his audience of music lovers. An accomplished columnist, Freed relished at the chance to influence future buyers of the record. Freed begins the piece by addressing the circumstances in which the album was written. He writes that, “the best writing comes out of moments of distress and depression,” arguing that Adkins’ heartbreak that influenced 21 is the catalyst for the record’s heart-wrenching songs (Freed). Freed writes further, establishing that Adkins’ young age causes a sense of vulnerability to appear in every song, a feeling that is all too common after heartbreak. Following the introduction to the piece, Freed notes the changing emotions throughout the album. Uniquely, he incorporates the lyrics of Adkins’ songs to demonstrate how she essentially is telling the story of her relationship. Freed confirms that Adkins excludes no emotion from the album. Listeners can hear the progression from anger, to depression, and utter heartbreak as the soundtrack progresses. Freed analyzes a few of the songs on the record, one of which is “Rolling in the Deep.” He informs readers of the track’s “escala