Adele has returned after about 6 years!!! She released her new single, “Easy on Me” which will be featured on her upcoming album, “30”. The album is set to release November 19, 2021.
Check out the video for Adele’s new single “Easy on Me” below!!
SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo: Album Review
Olivia Rodrigo burst onto the music scene with her debut album Sour. Fresh off the most recent season of High School Musical: The Series, Olivia caught everyone’s attention with the lead single, “Driver’s License”. The song became a hit on Tik Tok and that blasted Olivia to superstardom.
When I first sat down to listen to the album, I didn’t know what to expect. I’m certainly not the target demographic for Olivia’s album, but I found myself really getting into the songs. Olivia had also recently followed up the success of “Driver’s License” with the Paramore inspired pop/rock smash “Good 4 U”. That song is phenomenal.
Olivia credited Taylor Swift as one of her inspirations when making this album, and I definitely see it. The pop/rock feel of “Good 4 U” is followed by a soft ballad “enough for you”, which is another one of my favorites from the album.
Overall, I give this album, 5 stars. It is good from start to finish. My favorite tracks are: “Good 4 U”, “1 step forward, 3 steps back”, “deja vu”, “happier”, “enough for you”, and “jealousy, jealousy”.
Olivia had a great debut, and I look forward to what else she has to offer. She is definitely a star on the rise.
Watch Olivia’s MTV Video Music Awards performance of “Good 4 U” below
Odds and Ends: An Update
I finished a book I was reading today. it was Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. I’m not sure if I will start my next book later this week or on the 1st of October.
I’ve been very anxious lately, questioning my life and trying to figure out what I want. I thought I was content, dare I say, complacent, with where I am at, but lately, I’ve been feeling restless. I don’t know what is up. I’ve discussed some things with close family members, but I know, whatever I decide is completely up to me.
On the hobbies front, I’m still coding in Python. I even set up a Github page.
Music Shoutout: Have Mercy
Ya’ll know how much I love Chloe x Halle. Well, Chloe just released her first solo single, ‘Have Mercy’ and boy oh boy she did not disappoint!! Don’t worry though, Chloe x Halle ARE still a group and will be putting out new music soon 😊. So, if you haven’t seen Chloe’s new video, I’ve linked it below.
books I Read in August
This month I finally got back into the swing of reading! I completed three books this month.
Where the Line Bleeds by Jesymn Ward
This is the third book I’ve read by Jesymn Ward. It follows Joshua and Christophe as they navigate life after high school. Set in a fictional Mississippi town in 2003. I enjoyed following Joshua and Christophe as they did all they could to keep out of trouble and help out their family.
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano was an amazing book. I first discovered this book when Jenna Bush Hager featured it on her Read with Jenna segment on the TODAY Show. This book follows Edward as he is the lone survivor of a plane crash.
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson was a good book. This is the second book I have read from Jacqueline Woodson. We travel between two timelines, Aubrey and Idris, and then their daughter Melody. Aubrey and Idris were two teens who caught each other’s eye during school and on one fateful night, created Melody. Idris was 16 at the time. Fast forward to Melody’s 16th birthday and we see her relationship with her parents and grandparents as she prepares for her cotilion, an event that her mother Idris didn’t get to have because of her pregnancy. The time frame of this book is from around 1984 to 2003. I enjoyed this book and it was nice and short.
