I agree with your point about the unit of work mattering, but songs aren’t chapters, so I’m struggling with the comparison. My (limited) understanding of the mu

I agree with your point about the unit of work mattering, but songs aren’t chapters, so I’m struggling with the comparison. My (limited) understanding of the music mastering process is that tracks are deliberately added after a full, final mix is made, but regardless of the how, if Adele’s preference was for the entirety of the album to be listened to in one sitting, then it should be one track. If I wished to read a book out of order, sure it wouldn’t make sense, but it’s my prerogative to do so as the consumer of the content.