Adele has been making headlines for persuading Spotify to remove the shuffle button from albums, tweeting: “We don’t create albums with so much care and thought into our track listing for no reason. Our art tells a story and our stories should be listened to as intended‬”. That is exactly what this record does so well. Rather than being a mere collection of the heartfelt ballads the artist is so famous for, there is a definite journey to be followed here. LT

Out now on Columbia