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It's Not Me, It's You

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  February 14, 2009 12:00 EST

The one-time wild child of U.K. electro-pop, Lily Allen is currently spending her nights a little differently from how she did during the era documented on "Alright, Still," her hit 2006 debut. "You'll make me beans on toast and a nice cup of tea," she sings of one dream date on "Chinese." "Then we'll get Chinese and watch TV." Yet thanks to Allen's still-sharp lyrical wit and an exceedingly crafty production job by Greg Kurstin, "It's Not Me, It's You" is hardly the grown-up buzz-kill it might have been. In fact, Allen is probably better (and funnier) detailing her disdain for the party scene than she was describing her love of it. Who could resist a tune about God ("Him") in which "suicidal" rhymes with "Creedence Clearwater Revival"?—Mikael Wood

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