Overview
- West End Girl is due Oct. 24 as Allen’s first album since 2018, with writing completed in a rapid burst reported between 10 and 16 days after the separation.
- Newly shared lyrics from Sleepwalking and Dallas Major allude to infidelity, including lines about “them girls in your bed” and a husband who “went astray.”
- Allen says the record draws on the collapse of her marriage to David Harbour, while noting the songs are inspired by real events rather than strict reportage.
- Coverage cites claims that Harbour had a Raya dating profile and a three-year affair, details presented in media reports rather than confirmed in the interviews.
- Allen recounts severe distress following the split, including suicidal thoughts and a stint in residential treatment, and describes returning to dating at 40 as “bitterly disappointing.”