Start with the Cardigans breezy, genre-bending pop gem "Life", fast-forward 10 years, replace the sweetness of Sweden with the cynicism of London and you get Alright, Still by Lily Allen. This is pop the way Spektor and Gordy meant it to be: unashamedly self-absorbed teen angst wrapped tightly in glossy, 3-minute shells. Now if Brittney would just stick to popping out kids...