It's Not Me It's You - Lily Allen

Lily Allen is an English singer-songwriter born 2nd May 1985 making her 23. She's the daughter of TV presenter Keith Allen & lived with Harry Enfield when her Mother was in a relationship with him. She first rose to fame on MySpace when she created a profile & began posting her demos on there. She received thousands of listeners & fans which eventually lead to her being signed. Her first single 'Smile' was released 3rd July 2006 & went straight to number one where it stayed for 2 weeks. The first single taken from her debut album 'Alright, Still' which was released 14th July 2006 & went 6X platinum. After nearly a 3 year Break Lily Allen ...  Read the complete review

I tend to ignore the charts and living outside of the UK, that's not really difficult, I'm always shocked to see how bad music is on the airwaves when I return to the country, so I set myself a task of reviewing the latest album by every Glastonbury act this year, to see if it really was old hat and dire or whether there were a few gems. I've no knowledge of Lily Allen's debut album, so won't be comparing the two. Listening to this album for the first time, I found it neither as innovative nor as different as it had been hyped in the press but did find that it manages to remain quirky enough to seem unique compared to its commercial contemporaries. ...  Read the complete review

Lily Allen It's Not me, It's you (2009). I liked Lily Allen from the moment I heard 'Smile' long before it hit the charts. She was, and is quite original and has an uncanny knack of making the darkest lyrics sound bright and happy. She is not the Worlds best singer by some margin though her first album was, in my opinion, original and stunningly good, so how does the 2nd album fare? Well, for a start it is a little more 'grown up'. Yep, she still has the mind and lyrics of a young woman (because she is) but we see a growing awareness of the World in slightly less rose tinted glasses than the first album. Yes, her lyrics are still clever ...  Read the complete review

Lily Allen's second studio album reaffirms the level of musical quality we have come to expect from the outspoken performer since her boom onto the music scene with her debut album Alright, Still in 2006. This second album, It's Not Me, It's You, is highly intrinsic in lyrical terms, and it is here her strength lies. Most of you will be familiar with the track The Fear, which stormed to the No.1 spot in the charts a few months ago, and deservedly so. The lyrics are sublime, poking fun at celebrity status and stating how she doesn't want to have to conform to a trend that just doesn't interest her. The instrumentals are haunting and catchy, and it's no wonder ...  Read the complete review

==================== Lily Allen ==================== We all know who Lily Allen is by now, the cockney songstress famed for her dry sense of humour and quick- wittedness. After shooting to stardom following the release of the smash hit "Smile", Lily has gained millions of fans worldwide and continues to impress with her eclectic collection of songs. This album is only her second and has already proved more popular only increasing her ever growing popularity. She seems to have matured over the last couple of years but this hasn't taken anything away from her talent, if anything, it has added to it. To date, there are two studio albums from the ...  Read the complete review