Yesterday, Adele teased fans with a new song called “Easy on Me,” set to be released on October 15 — and now she’s made things official concerning her album.
Adele’s new album is indeed titled 30 and will be released November 19. She made this announcement via her social media pages:
The announcement was posted alongside a note which read in excerpts:
“I’m ready to finally put this album out,” she wrote in a highly personal note shared along with the cover art — her profile in front of a dark turquoise background.
“I was certainly nowhere near where I’d hoped to be when I started it nearly [three] years ago,” Adele’s note begins. “Quite the opposite actually. I rely on routine and consistency to feel safe, I always have. And yet there I was knowingly — willingly even, throwing myself into a maze of absolute mess and inner turmoil!”
Her note goes on to detail what that turmoil was, in abstract terms, calling it “the most turbulent period of my life” where she would “sob relentlessly not knowing why.” The album was her constant through all of this, being a metaphorical friend who’d come over with wine and takeout, hold her hand in the night, and get her out of the house for some vitamin D.
On the other side of it, Adele writes, she has “learned a lot of blistering home truths about myself along the way. I’ve shed many layers but also wrapped myself in new ones. Discovered genuinely useful and wholesome mentalities to lead with, and I feel like I’ve finally found my feeling again. And I’d go as far as to say I’ve never felt more peaceful in my life.”
