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
Michael Graham (singer) he trained as an actor in America, and studied Music Technology and Sound Production after his solo career as a singer failed. In 2007, Boyzone reunited, completed a 29-date reunion tour, and released their comeback single on 29 September 2008, Love You Anyway, which was followed by a Greatest Hits album entitled "Back Again... No Matter What" released on 13 October 2008. Then he toured with Boyzone in 2009 and a brand new studio album with two singles in 2010, "Gave It All Away" and "Love Is a Hurricane" were released. In 2011 he joined his band mates to tour