Continuing with new music…
Remember Arctic Monkeys? (I posted about them here and here.) They were a sensation due to their MySpace page (See note in the comments as to the validity of this statement). Here comes the next MySpace superstar: Lily Allen.
Now that would probably be the best reason for me to blow her off, except for a few things that endear her to me.
Do you really need another reason?
Here’s that song, “Knock ‘em Out.” Unless something catchier comes along, this is the mad joint of the summer.
Sample lyric:
Come on, come now
You can’t walk away
Try desperately to think
Of the politest thing to say
Just get out my face
Just leave me alone
And, no, you can’t have my number
‘Cause I lost my phoneOh, yeah, actually, I’m, um, pregnant. I’m havin’ a baby in like six months. And, uh, yeah, yeah.
Plus, here’s an even sweeter tune, showing her chanteuse side.
Her father is comedian/actor is Keith Allen, who’s not as well known outside the UK, but you might have seen one of his film roles.
Here’s hoping she doesn’t blow up on her way to the top.
Oh! And she’s done two mixtapes. Get ‘em while you can: Her First Mixtape and Her Second One.
Lily Allen – Knock ‘em Out
Lily Allen – Little Things
19 Responses
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Jere Says:
Thanks for the second Lily allen mixtape! I hadn’t heard about that yet. I’ve been scouring the web for her demos for a while now, so you made my day.
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Hello Says:
Although this isn’t a major part of your current piece, the Arctic Monkeys didn’t get big off the back of MySpace at all. In fact, by the time that MySpace was created (August 2005), they were already well on the way to stardom and by then even the NME had caught on. They had a kind fellow called “the sheriff” to thank who uploaded their demo tracks onto his website and literally thousands of people downloaded it from there and then spread the demos themselves via messageboards.
You’re right with Lily Allen though and you might want to check out the popjustice article that gives more reason to love her.
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The Pop View Says:
What, this article?
And here’s an article that takes a critical look the notion of acts being broken strictly through the web.
Yes, there is an Arctic Monkeys page on MySpace, set up last August. But as the disclaimer makes clear, it is a fan site, unconnected to the band or management.
According to Johnny Bradshaw, the Monkeys’ product manager at Domino, the band didn’t even know what MySpace was until three months ago.
“There’s so much confusion about how the Arctic Monkeys got their music out there in the first place,” he says. “They handed out 50 CD-Rs at the early shows to a small group of fans. As the fans started file sharing them, that’s how it spread over the internet. It was word of mouth.”
The MySpace connection is, he says, media-derived. “Nobody can genuinely get their heads round it when a phenomenon [like the Arctic Monkeys] happens every 10 years, so people try and over-analyse it and find more erudite reasons as to why this thing happened.
“The media need to make the populace join the dots and this is a very easy way of doing that – so people think that MySpace and Arctic Monkeys makes sense, even though it’s not true. This music simply connected with the masses. That’s it.”
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^ Says:
That is indeed the Popjustice article.
I think the Guardian article confirms what I said, stating the MySpace connection is false and agrees with what you’ve said about MySpace helping build Lily Allen a large fanbase (albeit after signing a record label). Everybody wins.
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The Pop View Says:
Yes, that was the point of posting the article, to confirm what you said.
Everybody does indeed win here at The Pop View.
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will Says:
I love Lily – she has earned her way into my summer soundtrack regardless of where the monkeys got their recognition or where hers is coming from!
I love the centipede and other arcade sounds on the new mixtape.
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philippe Says:
i’ve been listening to her demo tape for the last couple of months
really the best thing i heard this year
and then today, i listen to her début album
and i ‘m kinda disapointed ( no i’m not trying to play the snobish fucker)
but her new songs are not that great, especially the 1 st one (terrible)
the production is kinda awfull
it lost what i loved in it, the refreshing low key/roots sound that made it very special
now it sounds a bit mellow and radio oriented
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Crucito Says:
I think Lily Allen is so so beautifull and nice that I’ll marry her she is so hot I love everything bout her I would love to receive a bunch of pictures of her to my email. Thank You!
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jordanne Says:
the littlest things song remineds me of my life so it made me decide i wanna b a singer just like her i have potential in her and the not big song i txtd 2 my ex the other day coz he is beigng a nob
big up lilly allen jodie web luke watkis abi bond chanynee -
christie Says:
I think Lily is great and i just got her CD and i think it is GREAT.
Il love singing but when it comes to her songs i feel like dancing and singig .
I especely like her 2nd and last song on her CD (i think they are realy funny) -
maddy Says:
i luv her soooooooooooo much she is soooo preety and i luv her songs 2 i luv u lilly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my fave song of hers is knok em out,LDN andi like da chors of every things just wonderfull and O.M.G i luv da song Alife!!lol!!!!
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anastasia Says:
i love all ur songs and ur albums
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kayla Says:
hey lily i think ur really pretty and NO i am NOT lesbian.
i am ur #1 fan and i bet every1 says that but i sware i am uR #1 fan.
so i would appreciate it if u would e-mail me backthnx ~kayla~
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chloe Says:
lily allen is the best female singer eva lovin her music an her style shes well pretty i lov then gold heart earings lol im so gettin me some of them x
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Sherrie Says:
i am goin to see lily’s myspace page and she can add me.
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becky Says:
hey lily i freak n luv u i would die 4 u cuz u do thing best but yah i have all your songs on muh fone and muh mom gets really mad cuz when Alife that song came out i got that one and smile and noc em out there bad u r hot u go gurly and me and u have some thn n common dont get mad we were dreez alot
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logan noble Says:
your hot i like ur song called alife
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sonya Says:
i really like u but my sister is a huge fan of yours she thinks your the best ever.
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Nat Says:
Hey ya u rok u have got such a great talent i just luv your music u rok girl! U GO GIRL GILR POWER ALL DA WAY! LOL! CYA KEEP MAKIN GREAT MUSIC CYA
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