Lily’s next offering was ‘Air Balloon’ which drew comparisons with M.I.A., not all of them favourable. Some found it catchy and others found the playground rhyme style irritating. Digital Spy called it ‘playground pop that lacks heart’, whilst Rolling Stone were more favourable describing it as ‘a poppy, synth-heavy cut that shows off the singer's playful and funny sides.

The release of ‘Air Balloon’ was quickly followed up with ‘L8 CMMR’, a digital download made available on February 6th. ‘L8 CMM’ followed in the bubblegum vein of ‘Air Balloon’ and garner a similar response. Words like catchy and upbeat were thrown around whilst Spin magazine referred to it as a ‘smug’ autotuner’. What the song did benefit from was featuring on the soundtrack to HBO’s ‘Girls’, and really what better exposure to her target audience could Lily have asked for?

Lily Allen at Elle Style AwardsHas it been 'Hard Out Here' for Lily Allen since returning?

Lily Allen has definitely made a comeback, but whether it's the one she wanted to make were not so certain. She’s spent the past few months in the headlines due to her comments on other artists as well as saying ‘feminism shouldn’t even be a thing anymore’, oh and her advice to men ‘go out earn some money come back and look after my children’. If Lily wanted to come back into the public eye simply to make a few controversial headlines then it's worked. As for her music, she hasn't exactly managed to offer us anything overwhelmingly spectacular since returning to the studio. The thing that endeared audiences to Allen back in 2006 was the fact that she was outspoken and said whatever she wanted, but at the same time she had the songs to back it up. Now it seems her heart might just not be in it. Of course we haven't heard ‘Sheezus’ yet, the rest of the album might be vastly different from the past two offerings, we’ll know in May. As for now, well if Lily wants to concede that her recent output has been ‘rubbish’, lets just say we know better than to disagree with Lily Allen.