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That Allen’s LP can generate this response so quickly and so easily — especially among American audiences and a younger generation who didn’t grow up with her music — speaks to the power of authenticity.

The LP’s musical and lyrical high point is “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” in which the protagonist seeks advice from a woman on easy ways to escape a relationship.

On the back of its success, she spent the first half of this year opening for Hozier in support of her 2025 debut LP, “At the Beach, in Every Life.”

William Ruhlmann aptly describes the LP as “one of the most challenging albums ever released by a major star on a major label.”

He confirms that he’s been chipping away at a debut LP, which will brandish a more “fast and punchy” rock sound that recall his days playing basement shows.