Lily Allen’s second attempt is like rainbows on a sunny day – the happiest of beats blast away as she lyrically tells those in her life (and in the world) to fuck off – literally.

Leaving the ska/reggae elements behind, many of the new Lily tracks take a more New Wave turn, with much more moogs and electronics thrown into the mix, as seen in the album opener “Everybody’s At It” (which by the way, is a tune about how everyone and their mother is on anti-depressants. “The kids are in danger / They’re all getting habits / Because from what I can see / Everyone’s at it.”)

Single, “The Fear” backs up the electronic feel to the album. A solid radio-friendly tune to charge the masses with. Video was posted here a while back.

My favorite song by far – “Fuck You” – a song dedicated to a certain U.S. president. You just have to hear it for yourselves:

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Fan-fucking-tastic, I say. From:

so you say it’s not okay to be gay
well I think you’re just evil
you’re just some racist who can’t tie my laces
you’re point of view is marked evil

To:

do you get, do you get a little kick out of being small-minded?
you want to be like your father
it’s approval you’re after
well that’s not how you’ll find it

…the tune is simply brilliant. And it’ll have you singing and skipping around all day as it refuses to leave your brainnnn.

In addition to these 3 faves, the rest of the album packs quite a punch as well. “Not Fair” takes a jab at a dude that never “made her scream” (similar to Alright, Still’s “Not Big”). Oh, and its set against a cowboy-southern backdrop that sounds like an old-school Clint Eastwood film.  “Never Gonna Happen” does the same with an Italian/accordian beat behind it. Both songs are superb.

I can rant and rave about this record all friggin’ day. The truth of the matter is that Lily Allen represents what Pop music should be: smart, original, and witty. Pop always takes a lot of heat – and it always will because most of it sucks. It completely boggles my mind that people (Americans) would rather still be listening to Britney Spears’ bullshit than Lily Allen’s well-crafted, original tunes. She’s got the attitude, she’s got the song-writing chops, and she delivers every time. I guess all she needs to make heads turn in our shallow society is skimpier clothing and a large snake. Sad.

LILY’S ON TOUR, TOO! Check her out at one of these fine establishments (if the table is too hard to read here, just go straight to her MySpace):