Yeah. Pop. Not indie rock. No screeching guitar solos. No powerful drums that beat the sense out of your eardrums. Just a pretty girl with a pretty voice with pretty music backing up her humorous lyrics. Songs like 'Knock 'Em Out' and 'LDN' put you in the glamorous city of London, until you 'look twice' and 'see that it's all lies'. Cleverly crafted samples are backed up by thumping beats that say "We're not afraid to mix pop with hip-hop". This stuff is what the radio was made for. It's not fake pop like new Avril Lavigne, and it's no fake songwriter pop like Kelly Clarkson. As a debut album, "Alright, Still" does marvelously at making her talents stand out, but it's her clever lyrics that really make the album shine. From tales of a 'Ex Boyfriend Revenge' on lead single 'Smile', to poking fun at weight obsessed teens with 'Everything's Just Wonderful', this album twists and turns with emotions spilled all throughout. There's a tribute to her marijuana-smoking brother in 'Alfie', and another boy-bashing embarrass-fest in 'Not Big'; this album's filled with crafty pop hits just waiting to be. 'Smile' can be heard on MTV every once in a while, as Lily's just starting 
in the US. I'd buy the album as soon as possible and 'catch the wave' before it crashes onto the the beaches of Montauk, so to speak. You'll find yourself humming 'At first, when I see you cry...it makes me smile....'*ALRIGHT, STILL... out now.
Suggested Tracks: Smile, LDN, Everything's Just Wonderful, Alfie, Smile (Version Revisited)
Rating: 7.8
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3 comments:
ok. dude, this is awsome. She is a great, down-to-earth person, with lyrics that match. She makes me laugh everytime i listen. She talks about real issues. What she thinks, she sings.
Good stuff, good stuff. i may just b hooked.
May I say Ryan that you are an amazing writer. It seems as though you are nice and respectful in ways where you explain how someones simply, well, NOT GOOD! it's like your Jesus (lol) and its just amazing. I'm right now going to download her album on my i-pod. thanks!
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