Blog: heartbreak tango

The pop star Lilly Allen has, like fellow British singer Amy Winehouse, spent more time in tabloids than onstage since releasing her wildly successful debut. While Ms. Winehouse, clearly the more troubled and talented of the two, seems genuinely to careen towards infamy, often appearing quite disconnected from reality, Ms. Allen makes a spectacle of herself at social events and for the cameras. Allen's new LP, It's Not Me, It's You , out today on Capitol, is being touted by the label as a record of growth and evolution, even as the performer herself seems as chaotic, childish, and conflicted [...]