The outspoken mockney popstrel Lily Allen’s debut album, ‘Alright Still’, established her as the voice of a new breed of young person, and the long-awaited follow-up ‘It’s Not Me It’s You’ is full of similarly zeitgeist-inflected tunes. The first single, ‘The Fear’, is somewhat heavier in tone thanprevious singles such as ‘LDN’ and ‘Smile’, and sees Allen dealing with notions of modern celebrity, a theme that continually crops up on the album. Allen also confronts politicalissues on this markedly more adult album than its predecessor, perhaps intentionally preparing a more mature image for the future.

The outspoken mockney popstrel Lily Allen’s debut album, ‘Alright Still’, established her as the voice of a new breed of young person, and the long-awaited follow-up ‘It’s Not Me It’s You’ is full of similarly zeitgeist-inflected tunes. The first single, ‘The Fear’, is somewhat heavier in tone thanprevious singles such as ‘LDN’ and ‘Smile’, and sees Allen dealing with notions of modern celebrity, a theme that continually crops up on the album. Allen also confronts politicalissues on this markedly more adult album than its predecessor, perhaps intentionally preparing a more mature image for the future. [less]