That's normal if she's insecure though. After the monstruous success that 21 was. Should she continue on doing ballads ala Someone Like Your or change her style? Will people be satisfied? Will it flop? (Even tho I don't think she really cares about sales). That's hard.
Her Country House is coming I think it's probably flawless and she's too insecure to realize that. Damon & Danger Mouse are great so there's no way the music is bad
Why worry sis. You've already accomplished so much. We don't need 21 Pt. 2, we just want authentic real music. Anything she puts out that is genuine will be good tbh. Even if it isn't a WW mega smash album like 21, it doesn't have to be at this point.
'21' has been so big that I don't blame her if it's true, it would be normal, the expectations are super high for this project, it must be frustrating for her, when she did 21 she didn't have that pressure and it means a lot working with a free mind instead of worrying to make a project at the same level of the previous ones.
I'm not really even a fan of 21 beyond the first 5 songs. But my expectations are thru the roof regardless. Her lead single is going to be such a huge event. Maybe even bigger than Born This Way.
I'd be **** scared too to release an album after such a massive era.. Like getting someone the absolute perfect birthday present and then next year being like well what now?
Adele doesn't seem like the type of person to be scared to release an album. I think the real reason for the delay is because she loves her private life and spending time with her family. Hope it comes next year because 4-5 years is a very long time.