By Ellis Clark

Lily Allen, the two-time triple platinum awarded singer, song writer and actress, released a brand-new album on October 24th, her first album in over seven years.

West End Girl is the newest album in Lily Allen’s famed discography. This album was released following Lily’s divorce from American actor David Harbor and details the breakdown of their marriage.

Lily Allen and ex-husband David Harbor {Getty images}

The story of her relationship is told by Allen and reveals more information to the listener on a track-by-track basis, meaning that by the last instalment of the album the whole picture is painted for the listener. The first track is the title track of the album, West End Girl. This song sticks to the style and flow of Allen’s previous music but is particularly like her album titled, It’s not me, it’s you. The lyrics begin to paint a picture of small domestic disputes between her and Harbor. The story then reveals that Allen was cast in a play in London and travels there herself. Towards the end of the song there is a recording of a phone call, but we can only hear Allen and not the person on the other line. The call consists of Allen agreeing to something and admitting it has upset her.

Over the course of the next four songs, Allen details a story of how she apprehensively agreed to allow Harbor to open their marriage. She then discusses one of Harbor’s rare visits home after this change was made. She discovers text messages with a woman named Madeline and instead of the sexual relationship she was expecting to find, she instead finds evidence of more domestic activities such as playing tennis together

Lily Allen on stage in 2:22 - A Ghost Story {Getty Images}

The sixth song on the album, Relapse, details how Allen slips back into her previous addictions after finding out there was an emotional affair taking place. The next few songs details Allens further mental health decline, until finally, in the song titled 4chan stan, the idea of divorce is finally mentioned.

The next five tracks following this show what Allen really thinks of Harbor, she really lets her feelings run wild.

The final song on the album, Fruityloop, is a discussion of how Allen believed she could break the cycle and “Fix” Harbor, and then, her eventually letting go of that whole idea.

The main criticism this album is that it reveals too much about their divorce and that it is potentially damning for David Harbor and his reputation, although Harbor is yet to make any comments or respond to any allegations in the album.

This album is an incredible addition to Lily Allens already incredible discography, from the storytelling to the improvements on her signature and already iconic style and vocals. The album took off online and on the radio, which is rare in this digital age, there is a high chance it will go on to win even more awards for Allen and become a classic album in her discography.

Star rating - 8.5 stars.

Album review: West End Girl by Lily Allen