As noted after Lily's stop at Bowery Ballroom last week, a good chunk of It's Not Me, It's You is given over to directly textual, emotional confessionals wrapped in melancholic (and occasionally drab) electro-pop garb. If she wasn't so charming, those stretches in the show would have drowned in a sorry sea of boring/sad. But she is charming, and It's Not Me, It's You has some moments where the synths meet the cheek in full stride. First single "The Fear" is an example, and a winning shift away from Alright, Still in sound though not in tone: Lily being clever and funny, playing The Satirist with stuff (celebrity, money, weight gain) that should hit pretty close to her (gated) home. It's a balancing act. Anyway she brought the song to Leno last night, dressed in the glam mode of her targets, and you can see she's looking just fine toeing the irony line. Also Jay is in the home stretch of his time at The Tonight Show, before he steps on Conan's dreams/creates potential in-house guest-booking wars at the 10PM slot every night. He seems thrilled (he does not seem thrilled).
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Bitter-toss-to-Conan much, Jay? You're going to be just fine and rich. Chin up. (Zing intended.) It's Not Me, It's You is out.
