Europe (Allo Darlin' album) explained

Europe
Type:	Album
Artist:	Allo Darlin'
Cover:	Allo Darlin - Europe.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	May 2012
Genre:	Indie pop
Length:	39:54
Producer:	Simon Trought
Prev Title:	Allo Darlin'
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	We Come from the Same Place
Next Year:	2014

Europe is the second full-length album from the London indie pop group Allo Darlin'. The album was released in May 2012 by Fortuna Pop! in the United Kingdom and Slumberland Records in the United States.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Europe received an average score of 82, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on reviews from 18 critics. Europe was also tallied by Metacritic as the 32nd best reviewed album of 2012 by the end of the year by mainstream critics.^[1]

The album was listed at number 42 on Rolling Stones list of the top 50 albums of 2012.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Neil Armstrong" – 3:34
2. "Capricornia" – 4:31
3. "Europe" – 3:55
4. "Some People Say" – 3:43
5. "Northern Lights" – 3:06
6. "Wonderland" – 3:34
7. "Tallulah" – 4:48
8. "The Letter" – 4:03
9. "Still Young" – 4:52
10. "My Sweet Friend" – 3:49

Personnel

• Elizabeth Morris – guitar, ukulele, vocals
• Michael Collins – drums, vocals
• Paul Rains – guitar, lap steel guitar, vocals
• Bill Botting – bass, vocals

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Best Albums of 2012. Metacritic. 21 December 2012. 8 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508193816/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-albums-of-2012. dead.
2. 50 Best Albums of 2012. Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.