Adele -- "Someone Like You"

This year has been quite the year for pop music. By that I mean two things: 1.) many great pop artists have made some very solid records this year (Beyoncé and Lady Gaga to name a few) and 2.) a few Indie musicians have become surprisingly "popular," which is always nice to see (e.g. Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks" and Bon Iver's newest album, which was second this week on Billboard's charts). However, if there has been one artist that has truly blossomed into a future star for the ages it would certainly have to be Adele. After her first album, 19, everybody could see that this was a special young artist, but with this new album, 21, she has truly come into her element. 21 is an absolutely beautiful breakup record that crushes me every time I hear it. If "Rolling In The Deep" didn't make people realize that Adele was a star, then the song below, the second single from her new album, will. "Someone Like You" is quite possibly the most gorgeous song I have heard in the last year. I have no problems admitting that I have gotten chocked up listening to this song... it's that powerful.


Adele -- "Someone Like You"

-- Greg