The British pop star, Lily Allen has just released her latest album, "West End Girl", her first in seven years, which chronicles the demise of her marriage, expressing the bitterness and anger through each song. Allen's last album, "No Shame" sprang from the dissolution of her first marriage where she revealed that she suffered from an identity crisis and dealt with her issues with substance abuse.
Brutally honest and vividly detailed, Allen holds nothing back in "West End Girl", describing all the rage and disappointment she had experienced during her marriage to actor, David Harbour, best known for his work in the Netflix series, "Stranger Things", while trying to move forward with her life.
Recorded in Los Angeles over sixteen days, the title of the album comes from her moving to New York with her new spouse and then going back to the UK after getting a role in a West End play when he proceeds to request an open marriage over the telephone. Allen admits she went into this situation with her eyes wide open yet felt was misled and lied to by her husband who she claims had his own agenda. While the songs are based on facts, she states they are still fictionalized accounts of events and circumstances. "West End Girl" brilliantly captures pain and despair in a way that is still filled with wit and style. Allen plans to tour next year where she will perform the album in it's entirety.
Recorded in Los Angeles over sixteen days, the title of the album comes from her moving to New York with her new spouse and then going back to the UK after getting a role in a West End play when he proceeds to request an open marriage over the telephone. Allen admits she went into this situation with her eyes wide open yet felt was misled and lied to by her husband who she claims had his own agenda. While the songs are based on facts, she states they are still fictionalized accounts of events and circumstances. "West End Girl" brilliantly captures pain and despair in a way that is still filled with wit and style. Allen plans to tour next year where she will perform the album in it's entirety.
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