25 is the third
studio album by the English singer-songwriter
Adele, released on 20 November 2015 by
XL Recordings and
Columbia Records. The album is titled as a reflection of her life and frame of mind at 25 years old and is termed a “make-up record”. Its lyrical content features themes of Adele “yearning for her old self, her
nostalgia“, and “melancholia about the passage of time” according to an interview with the singer by
Rolling Stone, as well as themes of motherhood, new love, and regret.