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Rachel Richardson
Oct 31, 2025
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Lily Allen… who’s set a new bar for clap backs and spilling tea in her surprise comeback album West End Girl.

Allen’s masterpiece now means that there is no such thing as TMI when it comes to a break-up album. By mining the grief and humiliation she felt as her four-year marriage fell apart she’s not only redefined the genre, the 40-year-old singer’s also become an icon for wronged women everywhere.

Along the way her ex husband, the Stranger Things actor David Harbour, has had his reputation, erm, shall we say redefined? From Allen’s perspective he’s a sex addict who pushed her into an open relationship and then betrayed her by developing emotional bonds with lovers. Oh, and she also found his butt plug collection.

The 14 tracks can’t be described as anything short of a trauma dump, but Allen skilfully manages to avoid self pity. She told Interview that was intentional: “It was very important to me that I didn’t sound like a victim, so I’d be like, “We have to change tha…

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