Thursday, February 19, 2009
Lily Allen’s second album, It’s Not Me, It’s You, is a whirlwind of Allen’s emotions and commentaries on the world around her, from fame to family and from drugs to religion. For her second album, Allen has become more reflective but still delivers her fun, candid songs with the same wit and sarcasm seen on her first album, Alright, Still.
In her first single, “The Fear,” Allen sings, “I don’t care about clever/I don’t care about funny.” However, she still manages to be both. When her boyfriend fails to “make her scream,” she sings about it (as in “Not Fair”). She sings about the good relationships and she sings about the bad. Allen’s serious topics, such as her remarks about pills and cocaine in her track “Everyone’s At It,” are balanced by lighthearted lyrics like the ones in “Chinese,” about her desire to “get Chinese and watch TV” with her boyfriend.
It’s Not Me, It’s You has a more electronic sound, and is not as freshly unique and relaxed as Alright, Still. Even so, Allen, with her outspoken, in-your-face personality, has managed yet again to produce a witty, honest and overall enjoyable album.
Rating: 2 1/2 out of 4 stars
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