The new album’s lead single, Easy On Me, is a plea to Angelo to understand that she did not make the decision to divorce Simon lightly. And that’s a real wound for me that I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to heal.’Īt least one track appears to feature audio recordings with Adele’s conversations with the youngster amid her divorce from Angelo’s father. ‘I just felt like I wanted to explain to him, through this record, when he’s in his 20s or 30s, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness,’ she told British Vogue in a candid chat. They have a son, Angelo, who is nine years old, and Adele says 30 was penned with him in mind, in a bid to address some of the questions he had over their divorce. The singer has been vocal about what her newest record represents, and it is absolutely heartbreaking.Īdele married husband Simon Konecki in 2018, but the pair separated the following year after eight years together.

Adele with ex-husband Simon Konecki (Pictures: CBS / Getty)Īdele’s first album after taking a step back for five years is one of the most eagerly-anticipated records of the year, if not the decade.

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