Harrison Patrick Smith, also known as Daremary, creates bawdy (and often divisive) party music that has New York buzzing with excitement and Charli XCX reaching out for collaborations. Where many artists try to cover deeper emotional insecurities behind club synth hooks and loud lyrics, Smith unleashes it all — almost too freely at times — but does so with ease.

Smith explores themes of debauchery and delinquency with an endearing (yet often obnoxious) wit on his debut album “What’s Wrong With New York?,” yet even at his best his act eventually becomes tiresome; any attempts at exploring more personal subjects like drug abuse (“All Night”) and his love for New York (“Perfume”) come off as self-indulgent and somewhat inane.

This record opens with “Open Up,” a song taken from his “The Sex EP.” A hard-hitting, synth-bass hook number from the 80s sets the scene for this album’s unapologetic sleaze and informs listeners that this is no ordinary pop record. At its best, “Open Up” offers guilty pleasure; by its end though it seems tailored specifically for people raised on LCD Soundsystem and brat pack dance – an enjoyable yet unoriginal offering from Lily Allen that should satisfy his fans.