Allo Darlin' - Europe
Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2012 Ratings: #158 / 1118
User Score
Based on 36 ratings
April 17, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
- / Label
Indie Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
musicOMH

Beautifully poignant, it feels less like a set of songs and more like a collection of memories you've yet to experience.

90
PopMatters

Allo Darlin’ and Europe indeed do have what it takes to be a band and album that mean so much to the particular people to whom they mean so much to.

86
Beats Per Minute

Such straight-ahead pop mastery has become unfashionable in 2012, and Europe begs the question as to why.

84
Paste

Europe is made up of diverse songs tied together by a consistent desire to carefully craft stories everyone can relate to.

81
Pitchfork

Here the band sounds confidently itself, with any pop-culture references wrapped up naturally into the emotional lives of the characters in the songs.

70
Drowned in Sound

Where on their debut songs headed straight in one directly, here they meander a little more, arriving at the same place but just taking a little longer to get there.

60
No Ripcord

The most disappointing thing about Europe is the failed attempt at a sonic leap forward.

dustymoth
90

A-grade indiepop

78

Allo Darlin’ is a good band. Obviously this is a banal observation, but whenever I listen to them, “good” seems to be the best-fitting adjective. They’re not reinventing the wheel, nor are they attempting to, but listening to them is always a satisfying and rewarding experience, because they do what they do really well. “Europe” is a smart sophomore release in that it builds on their debut in a way that should appeal to all of its fans. Elizabeth Morris ... read more

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Track List

  1. Neil Armstrong 
  2. Capricornia 
  3. Europe 
  4. Some People Say 
  5. Northern Lights 
  6. Wonderland 
  7. Tallulah
  8. The Letter 
  9. Still Young 
  10. My Sweet Friend
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Added on: April 15, 2012