I've been putting off listening to Lily Allen for so long, all the airplay she was getting on commercial radio stations immediately painted her with a big red X. Now that the hype is over and I'm listening to her tracks from a neutral viewpoint again, I find I'm liking it and it's not half bad. There's nothing here earth shatteringly innovative and her casual use of the F word is just a tad bit pretentious but overall "The Fear" is a track that I can groove to. I find the acoustic guitar segueing into some gentle beats and lush eighties synths on "the Fear" a nice introduction to a fun and not so serious song. I think Lily comfortably straddles the line between acoustic and analogue and does a good job repackaging it for the digital generation. Now, if only commercial radio stations didn't hammer the same songs until people start bleeding from the ears every time they hear a Lily Allen song, there would be an actual chance that somebody over the age of 14 might like it. Shame though, but it's not half a bad song if you give it a chance.
Check out more of Lily's tracks at her Myspace page.
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