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West End Girl

Lily Allen

West End Girl

Fifth studio album of the London-born singer-songwriter recorded in Los Angeles

ADM rating[?]

8.0

Label
BMG
UK Release date
24/10/2025
US Release date
24/10/2025
  1. 10.0 |   The Independent

    NEW British pop star returns with her best album in 16 years, an incisive diary of a marriage in freefall
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    NEW Allen’s first album in seven years traces the fallout from an open relationship, but as well as being cathartic and candid, these stylistically varied songs have melodies that sparkle
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  3. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    NEW A searing takedown of a dying relationship that reminds us all how confessional pop is done best: with actual confessions
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    NEW A vicious, vulnerable and victorious comeback
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  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    NEW West End Girl is not only an example of pop brilliance, but also incredibly vulnerable, raw and honest, true to Allen’s form. Simply, the pop pioneer has created the break-up album for the modern generation
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  6. 8.0 |   Clash

    NEW A hard-hitting pop exposition, it frequently feels daring, while also providing an endless supply of hooks. ‘West End Girl’ finds Lily Allen at the centre of a romantic implosion, making imposing shapes out of the rubble
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