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
Hitomi (singer) which was released as a digital single in September. On November 30, 2011, Hitomi released a new mini album entitled "Special", in which her songs featured in the NHK educational program "Hana Kappa" were included. This became her last release published by Avex. Hitomi also collaborated with Sfpr, fellow label mates from Maximum 10, in the song "Feeder", which was included in their debut album released on January 1, 2012. On October 10, 2012, she released her eleventh album "Möbius" (stylized as ∞). The album had no commercial singles like her previous work, although the Brian Lee-produced song "Up Down"