Will open the panel of "Everyone's At It", a quite melodic pop number that skillfully electronic synthesizer elements with normal instruments such as drums and piano combines, sometimes a bit crazy and spacey sounds, but everything is still in the frame, so that a total of one pleasant and relaxed song on the handset hits. The single "The Fear" should know every fan of Lily Allen already under warranty. Here too a nice synthpop track is offered, however a bit too smooth for that little loudmouth acts concerning the sound and hardly what has in common with the Lily of the debut album. The better and more creative is because single no. 2, "Not Fair". Lily does what she does best, tell men stories. As usual amusing, which means but a lot of fun while listening. The whole is accompanied by a grooving Country Instrumental what is now not just getting all too often hear from today's chart company that makes the innately anyway great song even equal to a little bit better. "I Could Say" comes against dreamy, pensive and almost melancholy around the corner, is quite gefühvoll and calmly designed, but the chorus is a fabulous melodic Part A, which transported the emotion of the verses and increases properly. This is followed with "Back To The Start" a jaunty dance number, with thick beats and many Electro elements. Fun and testifies to the variety of this plate.
The now starting their second album half begins really popular with "Never Gonna Happen". Claps, a few bells and especially an accordion give an almost feel to sit even in a bar and the the thing to listen, the pace not too fast, but at just the right timing for swaying and -Sing. To be with something like this then also taken seriously at the end probably not create too many, Lily Allen does. Something similar could be said to "Fuck You". Almost innocent, cheerful and sure to be a song that well also like mom, if she can laugh about the lyrics, but that should not be a problem at a friendly person like Mrs. Allen, this big mouth should own the uncoolest a little from the sound disenchanted smile. In the last third of "It's Not Me, It's You" you get the matured Lily Allen to feel special. Not only the lyrics are more personal and thoughtful, even the style of each song is much more mature and sovereign, partially a bit too much, because you miss the sharp tongue then something, but better development than standstill. Especially "Chinese" and "Him" to convince the final spurt yet. Soulful, but not boring, quiet, but full of wonderful melodies. This applies both to the more electronic "Chinese", but also for "Him", in which you have put on permanent bond instruments, like the good old acoustic guitar. So concludes Lily's second album, although from not overly spektakuär but quite successful.
Who liked the two singles, should the rest of the album most likely also have his joy. But you should not go with expectations into it, again the same as that of "Alright, Still" to hear, because the is definitely not the case. Lily has matured, you can hear more than clear, but that should be glad the fan rather, because who wants to always hear the same thing? With "It's Not Me, It's You" manages Lily Allen a further step to assert itself in the music business, a step that can go along as lovers of Brit-Pop with a clear conscience.
