Allo Darlin' (album)

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Allo Darlin'
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 7, 2010
Recorded2010
Genre Twee pop
Length37:26
Label Fortuna Pop!
Allo Darlin' chronology
Allo Darlin'
(2010)
Europe
(2012)

Allo Darlin' is the debut full-length from Allo Darlin'. It was released June 7, 2010 on Fortuna Pop!.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 6.6/10 [1]
Metacritic 75/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A− [5]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME 5/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [8]
PopMatters 7/10 [9]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

The AllMusic review by K. Ross Hoffman awarded the album 4 stars stating, "The playing is consistently strong and, with a few tender-hearted exceptions, briskly bouncy and grooving". [3]

Track listing

All tracks by Allo Darlin'

  1. "Dreaming" – 3:22
  2. "The Polaroid Song" – 4:14
  3. "Silver Dollars" – 4:12
  4. "Kiss Your Lips" – 3:46
  5. "Heartbeat Chili" – 4:18
  6. "If Loneliness Was Art" – 3:30
  7. "Woody Allen" – 2:39
  8. "Let's Go Swimming" – 4:31
  9. "My Heart Is a Drummer" – 3:17
  10. "What Will Be Will Be" – 3:37

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Reviews for Allo Darlin' by Allo Darlin'". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 Hoffman, K. Ross. "Allo Darlin' – Allo Darlin'". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. Freed, Nick (7 January 2011). "Album Review: Allo Darlin' – Allo Darlin'". Consequence of Sound . Archived from the original on 8 January 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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