Pop review: Lily Allen, It's Not Me, It's You

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 3:20pm

It's been two-and-a-half years since the release of Allen's 2.5 million-selling debut album Alright, Still. The girl exploded onto a grateful pop scene like a female Mike Skinner with catchier tunes, spawned a slew of largely dreadful snotty girl imitators... and then appeared to spend two years trying to be Jade Goody. Those of us who suspected she was one of the great pop singers and lyricists of her age began to wonder if she was too busy being yet another embarrassing celebrity to do the hard work of making music again.

Yet Allen kept insisting that she was just taking her time to get the difficult second album right, and, for once, the delaying tactic has paid off. It's Not Me, It's You is a wonderful record, and, better than that, a pop album brave enough to have a go at defining the times. If Allen wanted to dodge the inevitable backlash about her lack of working-class authenticity and play it safe, the worst possible thing she could do was write songs about George W Bush (F*CK You), drugs (Everybody's at It), celebrity (The Fear), God (Him) and her father (He Wasn't There). She went right ahead and did it anyway. This is heroic pop star behaviour.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/18/lily-allen-album-review

[Love4Cheno]

Posted: 1/22/09 at 4:42pm

Fantastic news! I can't wait.

[Parks]

Posted: 2/6/09 at 12:54pm

Has anyone heard it? It's leaked! I downloaded it a few days ago (not realizing I was downloading the entire new album) and I LOVE it! I downloaded it for the song "F*** You"--rumored to be about GWB.

I LOVE the song The Fear too. The CD sounds good so far! I wasn't crazy about the first album (from previewing it on iTunes).
F*** You Very Much

[Craww]

Posted: 2/7/09 at 3:33am

Never Gonna Happen is my fav.

[mormonophobic]

Posted: 2/10/09 at 8:27pm

I fell in love with Allen after I realized that the beginning of the song Alie always makes me think of the teacups ride at Disneyland. Excited to hear about the new album.

[Parks]

Posted: 2/10/09 at 8:52pm

I was listening to Not Fair today and I FINALLY listened to the lyrics--that song is dirty! It sounds cute... but it is not. haha

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 2/13/09 at 3:00pm

Just bought the album today. Can't wait to listen to it. I must have watched the "The Fear" music video twenty times within the last week.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 2/19/09 at 9:11am

I love the dress she wore on Leno.