Europe (Allo Darlin' album)

Europe
Studio album by Allo Darlin'
Released	May 2012
Genre	Indie pop
Length	39:54
Label	Fortuna Pop! Slumberland
Producer	Simon Trought
Allo Darlin' chronology
Allo Darlin' (2010) Europe (2012) We Come from the Same Place (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

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[1]
Metacritic	82/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B[4]
The Boston Phoenix	[5]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	A−[6]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[8]
PopMatters	9/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spin	8/10[11]
Uncut	7/10[12]

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.^[2] Europe was also tallied by Metacritic as the 32nd best reviewed album of 2012 by the end of the year by mainstream critics.^[13]

The album was listed at number 42 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012.^[14]

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

References

1. "Europe by Allo Darlin' reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
2. "Reviews for Europe by Allo Darlin'". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
3. Sendra, Tim. "Europe – Allo Darlin'". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
4. Greenwald, David (3 April 2012). "Allo Darlin': Europe". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
5. Martin, Garrett (10 April 2012). "Allo Darlin' | Europe". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
6. Christgau, Robert (1 May 2012). "Standard Fare/Allo Darlin'". MSN Music. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
7. Beaumont, Mark (15 May 2012). "Allo Darlin' – Europe". NME. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
8. Hogan, Marc (17 April 2012). "Allo Darlin': Europe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
9. Heaton, Dave (25 April 2012). "Allo Darlin': Europe". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
10. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (18 June 2012). "Europe". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
11. Young, Jon (17 April 2012). "Allo Darlin', 'Europe' (Slumberland)". Spin. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
12. "Allo Darlin': Europe". Uncut (182): 67. July 2012.
13. "The Best Albums of 2012". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
14. "50 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012.