Appropriately, it also periodically switches up her sound, and often to surprising effect.
Take “All Night Parking,” which arrives at30’s midpoint.
30does have quite a few grand pop moments, too.

Adele’s latest, ‘30,’ is a surprisingly personal album that showcases how she has matured, both as an artist and as a person, since the middle of the last decade.Credit: Simon Emmett
Instead, she lets her emotions guide her, with triumphant results.Grade: A-
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