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Lily Allen revealed her new single 'Air Balloon' this week, and the track has been equally praised and criticised by fans online. See the reactions below.
The track, her second new song to be revealed since her 2013 comeback with singles 'Somewhere Only We Know' and 'Hard Out Here', has been likened to MIA's 'Paper Planes' hit, for better and for worse by fans, who took to Twitter to share their opinions on the upbeat track. See the best responses below.
Ahhhhh, #AirBalloon is f*ckin' brilliant. @lilyallen
— DEJAN (@DejanCancar) January 13, 2014
Im dying of excitement atm because of @lilyallen's new song. #AirBalloon
— BAUT-no (@Roooy_boy) January 13, 2014
Absolutely love @lilyallen's new song #airballoon
— mads (@madifoulsham) January 13, 2014
Do Not Listen to @lilyallen new song #AirBalloon It is highly addictive! #DangerouslyInLOVEwiththissong
— the tomlinson (@britpopaddict) January 13, 2014
But it's not all been positive - with some people keen to criticise the London singer.
New Paloma Faith and Lily Allen. All we need is Jessie J for the complete triumvirate of awfulness.
— How Upsetting (@How_Upsetting) January 13, 2014
About the new Lily Allen tune: http://t.co/7Tbf1orwlo Someone's been listening to MIA...
— Dan Beames (@danbeames) January 13, 2014
Lily Allen's new song sounds like a Cher Lloyd demo......It pains me a lot to say that. #AirBalloon
— Jack O'Toole (@jackotoole) January 13, 2014
Oh dear. Lily Allen's #AirBalloon is M.I.A.'s Paper Planes 7 years later, isn't it? Pretty shady, Lil.
— Mal (@mal_treated) January 13, 2014
Listen to 'Air Balloon' below
Meanwhile, Lilly Allen continues to work on her third album which is scheduled for release later this year.
Last week, Allen announced that she'll be joining the line-up of City Rocks - a one-off concert in support of children's charity Coram. Allen will join Maverick Sabre and Sophie Ellis Baxter at the charity concert, which takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on 1 April. More information at the charity's website. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
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