Music

Lily Allen

Based on West End Girl
10 think pieces
The Guardian·review
Lily Allen: West End Girl – a gobsmacking autopsy of marital betrayal | Lily Allen | The Guardian

Lily Allen returns after seven years with a razor-sharp, melodically strong album dissecting her open marriage — candid, stylistically diverse, and arriving at exactly the right moment.

Score: 74Read at theguardian.com
The Guardian·feature
‘I don’t make it easy for myself’: divorce and desire power Lily Allen’s autofictional comeback | Lily Allen | The Guardian

Lily Allen ends her 7-year hiatus with *West End Girl*, a raw autofictional album dissecting her divorce from David Harbour — tabloid dynamite wrapped in pretty pop.

Score: 74Read at theguardian.com
Pitchfork·review·Harry Tafoya
Lily Allen: West End Girl Album Review | Pitchfork

Lily Allen turns her tabloid divorce into a sharp, surprisingly tender album. Lightness carries real hurt this time — irony gives way to something rawer.

Score: 74Read at pitchfork.com
Stereogum·interview
A Brutally Candid Conversation With Lily Allen

Lily Allen opens up about divorce, self-doubt, industry pressure, and her comeback album — brutally honest, funny, and refreshingly unfiltered throughout.

Score: 74Read at stereogum.com
Irish Times·commentary·Nadine O'Regan
Lily Allen’s new album is racking up millions of listens and hitting a nerve with women everywhere

Lily Allen's *West End Girl* brutally dissects her divorce from David Harbour — and millennial women are making it a viral rallying cry.

Score: 72Read at irishtimes.com
Pitchfork·interview
Lily Allen | Pitchfork

Lily Allen in her own words: refreshingly unfiltered, exhausted, and already Googling her Pitchfork score. A portrait of a sharp pop star before American fame hit.

Score: 72Read at pitchfork.com
Rolling Stone·review·Charisma Madarang
Lily Allen's 'West End Girl' Is the Most Brutal Album of the Year. That's the Point

Lily Allen's *West End Girl* turns her real marriage collapse — cheating, sex addiction, humiliation — into pop's most searingly honest album in years.

Score: 72Read at rollingstone.com
The Independent·essay·Roisin O'Connor
Lily Allen has always been the queen of the confessional – West End Girl is a perfect exercise in unsparing honesty | The Independent

Lily Allen's *West End Girl* turns her marriage breakdown into brutally sharp pop. A reminder she's one of Britain's most underrated storytellers.

Score: 72Read at the-independent.com
Popjustice·interview
Interview: The Internet versus Lily Allen • Popjustice

Lily Allen discusses hating social media despite being defined by it, her moany new album, and why Wikipedia makes her look like a "cunt."

Score: 72Read at popjustice.com
Popjustice·interview
Interview: The Internet versus Lily Allen • Popjustice

Lily Allen reflects on fame, social media distortion, and motherhood — pushing back on the "brutally honest popstar" label she never quite chose.

Score: 72Read at popjustice.com