by Spencer Hawken

Created on: January 25, 2009

It's hard to believe but it's been three years since the world became acquainted with Lily Allen, now after over a year of arguments, publicity pieces, and general dissention Lily is back with her new album It's Not Me It's You. Allen's last album focused on her fascination with things in real life that affected the artist; men, money, bad credit, and dissatisfaction with lovers abilities. Well this time she is back with more of the same, it's not as grim as it sounds however because the artist has matured slightly, altered her musical styling's, and adapted because of her home rise to fame.I won't begin to bore you with individual run downs of all her tracks, opting instead to give you a taste of the artist's latest work. Most readers with knowledge of the current

music scene will of course be familiar with The Fear, a track that charts Allen's rise from normal everyday life (living on a canal barge, but represented by a caravan in her video) to fame and fortune. This very "poppy" sounding track is almost like a flip back to the 1980's with electric synthesizers delivering a dated sound. The whole track itself is a thoughtful and highly addictive one, it's not as bouncy and vibrant as Allen's previous works but by no means less impressive. There is an awful lot of playing of words in this track "I look at the sun and look in the mirror" at first might sound like something a little deep and conscious, but she's actually talking about the delightful tabloid newspapers and how they are choosing to portray her on that particular day. Whichever the outcome, Allen is aware that as long as they are writing about her she's doing something right or as she puts it "I'm on to a winner".The second song that really stands out for me but not for any real wonder of written talent is the rather bluntly titled F*k You! The styling of this song is certainly not rocket science, and probably not something she spent a lot of time putting together, but this by no means makes this track less catchy. This song is possibly the one that is most likely to become a teen anthem, although it will never get the full attention it needs because of its rather rude title. I'm somehow reminded of the 1970's where catchy lyric bare tracks were all the rage. Allen addresses a lot of things she hates, opening on the subject of racism, and then moving onto other subjects that creates bigots, most notably homosexuality. The song makes me smile because it reminds me of my early days in the retail

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