Tag: Lily Allen discography
Lily Allen’s “Trigger Bang” as a Natural Companion Piece to “Relapse”
While everyone was sleeping on Lily Allen’s fourth album, No Shame, one of the many songs that seemed to be forgotten too quickly was its [Read More…]
Yes, Lily Allen’s So-Called Revenge Is Obviously Also Through the “Codedness” of Some Highly Specific Interior Design References
For whatever reason, it took most people this long to grasp that part of Lily Allen’s “revenge” (a.k.a. simply telling it how it is) against [Read More…]
Lily Allen’s “Cheryl Tweedy” As Forerunner to Charli XCX’s “Sympathy Is a Knife”
In July 2006, there was no denying the chokehold that Lily Allen had over British radio airwaves. Or, perhaps more “modernly,” the chokehold she had [Read More…]
Don’t Compare West End Girl to Lemonade—The Former Is Far More Scathing
As the “hot takes” on Lily Allen’s West End Girl keep coming, among the most frequent “revelations” from the internet is that the album is [Read More…]
The Most Thorough Breakup Album in the History of Breakup Albums: Lily Allen’s West End Girl
In what is arguably the Pet Shop Boys’ most signature song, “West End Girls,” Neil Tennant commences with the verse, “Sometimes you’re better off dead/There’s [Read More…]
Allie X’s “Reunite”: A Plea for Reconciliation—And Also Thematically Aligned With Lily Allen’s “Back to the Start”
On the heels of releasing the solipsistic anthem, “Is Anybody Out There?,” Allie X has already unleashed the second single from HIGGY a.k.a. Happiness Is [Read More…]
Lily Dabblin’: On Allen’s Departure from Miss Me?
Ever since Lily Allen “unofficially” stopped making music on a consistent basis in 2014, with the release of her third album, Sheezus (a title that [Read More…]
Lily Allen and the “I Can’t Be An Artist Because I’m A Mother” Backlash
The topic of being a mother and the sacrifices that come with it is never an easy one to discuss. But it becomes even more [Read More…]
Katy Perry’s “Smile”: No Lily Allen’s “Smile”
As Katy Perry gradually regains all of her confidence back after the critical massacre of her 2017 album, Witness, yet another single slated for what [Read More…]
Lily Allen Turns Notions of Music Industry Machismo On Its Ear With No Shame
Lily Allen has always been known for her outspoken brand. From calling out exes for their ineptitude in bed to trashing then “rival” Amy Winehouse [Read More…]
