It's Not Me, It's You - Lily Allen
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71 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

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  • Summary: The follow-up to her 2007 debut album was produced by Greg Kurstin.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    It's Not Me, It's You is a wonderful record, and, better than that, a pop album brave enough to have a go at defining the times.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Greg Kurstin helped deliver everything both artist and mercenary label boss could wish for. Songs that are ultra-modern and instantly accessible, fun but never cheesy, experimental but rarely try-hard.
  3. Dot Music
    60
    Much of It's Not Me's bummed-out vibes seem rooted in sound artistic sense, but musically a sunken-eyed pallor has replaced the rosy-cheeked flush and, you know what, it all gets a bit...draggy.
  4. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    Lily’s nonchalant declarations of self-esteem leave me cold. And as soon as she traded generically upbeat ska/reggae samples for a bunch of ho-hum electropop beats, she became indistinguishable from her imitators.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 4 out of 25
  1. RodrigoM
    10
    One of the best pop albums in many years. Love Lily Allen!
  2. OfficialCarlo
    8
    "It's Not Me, It's You" is a new step of Lily Allen from ska-pop to electro-pop. The album retains its catchy nursery rhymes sound but it does not fit well on the techno sound. The production is perfect, it sounds really good. It still retains non-mainstream pop sounds but it sounds boring rather than fun. Overall, the album is good and buy-worthy. :)… Expand
  3. ClifC
    7
    A bit disappointed by this album. I was waiting for more. Still funny and catchy though. Standout tracks: "The Fear" & "Fuck You".
  4. Layne
    0
    Lily Allen is a talentless waste of space, and proves it beyond all doubt with this horrendous effort.

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