Adele Calls '25' a "Make-Up Record," Reveals Full Album Details

BY Josiah HughesPublished Oct 22, 2015

Adele's long-rumoured 25 LP is supposedly arriving next month. While the singer hasn't yet revealed its release date, she did confirm the 25 title, along with the album's themes, in a new open letter.

While 21 was her "break-up record," Adele explained that 25 will serve as a "make-up record." In other words, it's all about self-acceptance and contentment with her life.

Read the full statement below.
 

Danger Mouse and Max Martin are attached as producers on 25, and the album features songwriting from OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder (who cowrote "Rumour Has It") and Tobias Jesso Jr.

Stay tuned for more information on 25 as it becomes available.

UPDATE (10/22, 11 a.m.): Adele has confirmed via a press release that the album will arrive on November 20. She also shared the album cover, which you can see above, and tracklist, which is below. A video for the new track "Hello" is slated to arrive on Friday (October 23). It will be directed by Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan.

25:

1. Hello
2. Send My Love (To Your New Lover)
3. I Miss You
4. When We Were Young
5. Remedy
6. Water Under The Bridge
7. River Lea
8. Love In The Dark
9. Million Years Ago
10. All I Ask
11. Sweetest Devotion

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