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

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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