West End Girl

Pitchfork 7.3/10 With an album that doubles as an insider’s account of a tabloid divorce, the singer finds a new evolution of her signature style: Lightness isn’t a foil for irony, but a vehicle for hurt.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 West End Girl is not only an example of pop brilliance, but also Lily Allen's timeless, and incredibly vulnerable, raw and honest form.

NME 4/5 The NME review of Lily Allen's 'West End Girl': on her first album in seven years, the star remains more than alright, still

Evening Standard 4/5 Lily Allen’s first album in seven years is a searing takedown of a dying relationship that reminds us all how confessional pop is done best: with actual confessions

Rolling Stone 4/5 Lily Allen turns a painful marriage into a powerful album on 'West End Girls'

DIY 5/5 Breathtaking and heartbreaking in so many different ways.

The Independent 5/5 British pop star returns with her best album in 16 years, an incisive diary of a marriage in freefall

Clash 8/10 Lily Allen’s pen has long proved itself to be one of UK pop music’s sharpest tools. A songwriter who broadened the lexicon of the charts, she turned

Slant 3/5 Lily Allen’s first album in seven years, 'West End Girl,' is titillating but ultimately less than revelatory.

The Guardian 4/5 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

The Telegraph 4/5 West End Girl – Allen’s first album in seven years – offers the star’s take on the jaw-dropping breakdown of her marriage

The Irish Times 3/5 Songs are grim portraits of living through disaster but a pop album is not the most suitable conduit for such heavy emotions