Pop sensation. Voice of her generation. Fashion designer. Political activist. X-rated sexpert. Queen of MySpace. Exhibitionist. Prima donna. Style icon. Drunk and disheveled. Celebrity girlfriend. Celebrity daughter. Celebrity sister. Paparazzi prey. Party starter. Princess. Lily Allen has been called all of these and much more – sometimes with good reason, very often without. She is refined, she is ordinary, she is sexy, she is prudish, she is reserved, she is sassy, she is sensitive, she is shameless, she is in love, she is deeply unhappy – and sometimes all of this in one evening. Contradictory, paradoxical, occasionally prickly – Lily Allen, just 23 years old, is one of Britain's most dazzling and captivating pop stars, and one of the most successful to boot.

Lily Allen's second album, written and recorded by Greg Kurstin, saw the light of day in a small Cotswoods tenement in the autumn of 2007. Lyrically, "It's Not Me, It's You" is characterized by a blend of continuing the depth of her debut album, "Alright, Still," and taking a giant leap forward in stiletto heels. "It's Not Me, It's You" is perhaps the only album of 2009 to address racism ("Fuck You"); ageism ("22"); the dark side of fame, celebrity, and consumer culture ("The Fear"); drug addiction ("Everyone's At It"); 9/11 ("Him"); TV dinners ("Chinese"); premature ejaculation ("Not Fair"); the persistent stupidity of men ("Never Gonna Happen"), as well as the fragile beauty of a budding romance ("Who'd Have Known"). "It's Not Me, It's You" is unmistakably her: affirming familiar truths and delivering biting social commentary with an angelic voice. It's a promising combination. Only Lily Allen can pull this off.

Tracklisting

Everyone's At It The Fear Not Fair 22 Could Say Back To The Start Never Gonna Happen Fuck You Who'd Have Known Chinese Him He Wasn't There

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