“Is No Shame Lily Allen's first true masterpiece?”
“Lily Allen’s last album Sheezus wasn’t terrible, but she’s recently admitted she “made a record for the record company” and felt she “couldn’t sell it”. No Shame, which arrives a little over four years later, definitely redresses the balance. It’s a more low-key, vibey album without obvious hit singles which contains some of her most candid songwriting. It’s also consistently gripping and very aff”
“Eventually, even pop princesses feel the pressure of living in fame’s Panopticon, and on her first album in four years, Lily Allen faces that while also wrangling with identity post-motherhood and midlife hurdles of loves won and lost. ‘No Shame’ is at times emotionally wrought, with reflections on the expectations she’s placed on herself or been subjected to by others. Melodically it spans electr”
“Pilloried in the press for her every misfortune, Lily Allen scrutinizes her public persona on an album that dilutes staggering sincerity with uninspired beats.”
