21 (Adele album) music inflections. Instruments such as the saxophone, harp, banjo and the accordion contributed to its exploration of blues and soul. The singer drew from the music of Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Elbow, Mos Def, Alanis Morissette, Tom Waits, and Sinéad O'Connor in the cultivation of the album's sound, and credited Yvonne Fair, Andrew Bird, Neko Case, and The Steel Drivers with its musical direction. Adele's style on "21" is generally characterised by critics as soul, although some suggest that the album eschews any distinct stylistic epithet. John Murphy of musicOMH characterises the album as British soul. Jon Caramanica of
David Cook (singer) David Cook (singer) David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of "American Idol" in 2008. Prior to "Idol" he released an independent album entitled "Analog Heart". This was followed by his post-"Idol" major-label debut "David Cook" which was released on November 18, 2008, and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA. His second major album "This Loud Morning" was released on June 28, 2011. His third post "American Idol" and fourth overall studio album "Digital Vein" was released on September 18, 2015. Cook was born