Adele Says She’s ‘Not Trying To Fit In’ On New Fall Album

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British songstress Adele, who won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 2009, is currently holed up in a studio in Malibu, CA working on the follow-up to her much-lauded debut album, 19.

The smoky-voiced singer, now 22, is expanding on her sound, but don’t expect Adele to fall in line with the rest of the herd jumping on the latest musical trends.

“I’m not trying to be clever, or glamorous, or fit in with something else that’s going on that’s big at the moment,” she said in an interview with Spin.com, “I just want to make good songs.”

The London native says her expanding sound includes the influence of artists and genres she discovered while touring the United States following the massive success of her debut album. “I got into Alison Krauss after the Rising Sand record,” she said. “I really got into country. I think they’re the best songs written, just the emotion and the lyrics, and the way that they sing them.”

Adele, who is working with legendary producer Rick Rubin on the set, says she really wants people to “buy into” her with the album and not just hear the music.

There’s no release date set for Adele’s sophomore album, but it’s expected to come out this fall.