It’s been a complex few years for Adele, as the singer has gone through a painful divorce, battled anxiety, and adjusted to life as a single parent to her eight-year-old son, Angelo. Now though, the singer and recent Vogue cover star is ready to chart a whole new course with the release of a single from her album 30, which came out on Thursday (and, it should be noted, almost six years after her last album, the critically lauded and fan-adored 25).
Adele’s new single, “Easy on Me,” is wistful and at times deeply personal, as she told Vogue’s Abby Aguirre, “I just felt like I wanted to explain to [my son] 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.” And while it’s still early days, the album certainly seems to be striking a chord with listeners; below, find the very best social reactions to the release of “Easy on Me” (because, after all, what’s a major pop-cultural moment without a Greek chorus of Twitter reactions to place it in its proper context?)
