{"title":"Allo Darlin'","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"allo-darlin","title":"Allo Darlin’","description":"\u003cp\u003eAllo Darlin have announced they are splitting up, with 2 sold out Scarla shows in Dec 2016 to say farewell the debut LP which has been long out of print in getting a last repress on Mr Blue Sky coloured vinyl. Allo Darlin' is the performing name of the lovely and warming Elizabeth Morris (and accomplices), who moved to London from Australia in 2005. A few musical endeavours and quiet attempts at songwriting later, and she has become a new staple of London's indie-pop carousel thanks to her prowess at crafting simple but thoroughly affecting and mature songs on the ukulele. If anything, it seems that the instrument's pick-up-and-play accessibility has made the songs exactly that–accessible. Simplicity results in a clear, emotional and whimsical album. It's almost too easy to call it twee. Morris is affectionate to the city that bore the album, but constantly aware that there's much more in the world to discover. The album's most bittersweet moment, Let's Go Swimming, goes beyond that inevitable twee tag to reveal something more plainly affecting. She beautifully describes a lake in Sweden and then reels off a list of London stereotypes that couldn't possibly compare to it. \"All of the hipsters in Shoreditch could never style it,\" is the line that rings most truthfully here, but the whole song is lovingly rendered, caked in gliding slide guitar and feathery bass. A special recording. Though inevitable comparisons to fellow Aussies The Lucksmiths and The Go-Betweens will undoubtedly accompany Allo Darlin' wherever they are heard, they are possessive of something quite different to those bands. Having hailed partly from another country and inhabited London so roundly and fully (or so it sounds), they have the benefit of being able to step back from these locales and comment more widely on those themes of loneliness and inability to fit in. The boldest of those themes, perhaps, is a sense that their professional endeavours are futile when they could be earning a packet doing something else. Not that you'd be worried about when they're making it sound so wonderfully bright and easy. Kiss Your Lips is the twee template executed perfectly. Weighing up lyrical unease with musical joie de vivre is a sure-fire way to involve the listener, and the struggle of part-time musicians it ably references rings true. Between the bounce of the lighter numbers and the ache of the sweet ones, there's all manner of winningly realistic insights veiled underneath the music. This debut is a joy from beginning to end, a fully-formed talent at the first attempt–as rare as it is welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortuna Pop","offers":[{"title":"LP.","offer_id":50383134654795,"sku":"1001519","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/69bbd2d0-5dc3-4995-bb2a-21bfd769fc72_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726264163"},{"product_id":"we-come-from-the-same-place","title":"We Come From The Same Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third full-length recording from the much loved Anglo-Australian four-piece is made up of smart, beautiful pop music, with lyrics that resonate with experience and melodies that chime, echo and soar. The album combines the eagerness, urgency and immediacy of their 2010 debut with the contemplation, sophistication and ambition of their 2012 follow-up 'Europe', and yet it goes beyond either both sonically and in song. It was written at a time of considerable change for songwriter Elizabeth Morris, a time during which she fell in love, moved to Italy and got married - not that that seems to have hindered the songwriting process. They then returned to their spiritual home of Soup Studios. The intention was to capture a more instinctive and fluid live studio sound and to play as well as possible while the red button was on, a different approach to the more piecemeal recording of their previous two albums. LP - Heavyweight Vinyl LP with MP3 - On Limited White or Blue vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortuna Pop","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50492466954571,"sku":"380327","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50492468068683,"sku":"380328","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/72a71709-a781-4362-9430-bb7b7f1afdb9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727692239"},{"product_id":"europe-2","title":"Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003ethe darlings of the uk's indiepop scene, allo darlin' second album 'europe' follows on from their critically acclaimed and hugely successful self-titled debut. the london-based four-piece - led by australian songbird elizabeth morris, with guitarist paul rains, bill botting on the bass and michael collins on drums - create perfect, sophisticated pop gems and know how to put on a joyous, effervescent, fun-filled live show. having built up an intensely loyal and ever-increasing fanbase, allo darlin's reputation has developed at its own pace, from just one girl strumming a ukulele to headlining london's scala and touring all over the world. their self-titled debut was released to universal acclaim with plaudits including being named no. 2 record of the year by online retailer emusic and a glowing 1,200 word essay by legendary go-between mr robert forster in the australian critical magazine the monthly. achingly personal, incredibly poignant and familiar all at once, elizabeth morris' songwriting has deepened and developed since their debut, although they've lost none of their ability to create sophisticated, intelligent pop music with an uplifting, joyous feel. there's a sense though that the feel of the new record, 'europe', reflects the changes in the world since their debut in 2009 - with riots and protests across the globe and a deepening feeling of gloom, a carefree album didn't seem appropriate. singer elizabeth morris explains: \"i wanted to make beautiful songs and end up with a beautiful album, not necessarily an album full of three minute pop songs. the songs have an awareness of a darker place but end up coming out the other side.\" 'europe' is chock full of memorable songs including the first single 'capricornia', which conjures up the bleached sunlight of summer in the area from which elizabeth hails in australia. then there's the title track and next single 'europe', a celebration of the togetherness that pulled the band through a disastrous tour of the continent last year, when noxious fumes in their tour van nearly put paid to them altogether. there's the epic 'still young', the song that their friends the wave pictures refer to as their 'born to run', the wonderful 'northern lights' about spending new year's eve in sweden and 'wonderland', the last song written for the album and one of the band's favourites. perhaps the two best songs on the album are the ballads. if elizabeth describes the extraordinary 'tallulah' as \"probably the best song i've written\", then 'some people say' runs it close for sheer, heartfelt emotion. gloriously catchy, brilliantly uplifting and charmingly intelligent, 'europe' is one of the most exciting albums of the year, with allo darlin' pleasing their existing loyal fanbase as well as winning over hoards of new admirers. the album is proof that allo darlin' will be one of the bands to watch out for in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50531233890635,"sku":"349078","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/f46372ec-408c-4ffe-ac2d-b27fe73dfa9e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728100340"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/allo-darlin-1.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}