The singer, who was due to hand the record to her label bosses yesterday (July 1st), said the title came from her coverage in the media.

“In England, when kids are naughty, they get sent to sit on the naughty step,” she told Rolling Stone

“Like a timeout, you know? I feel like I’m stuck in a hole where people say, ‘Lily, you’re bad. Go think about what you’ve done.’"

Allen recorded the majority of the album in Los Angeles alongside producer Greg Kurstin and explained the pair adopted a very organic recording process.

“Greg builds the chords up and I just sing along and make up the words. And then once you’ve got the bare song, we decide which way we’re gonna go with the production,” she said.

Allen also told Rolling Stone that she was “really scared” about what people will think of her new direction.

“I don’t know why. Some people will like it and some won’t. If people hate it, then I’ll just try something else,” she added.

(by Jason Gregory)