New Music Sunday -- Allo Darlin'
For today's New Music Sunday I bring to you Allo Darlin', a London-based indie pop four piece band that's been around since 2009, but the members have been recording with other bands and the lead singer, Elizabeth Morris, has been releasing her own music since 2007 and records with the Tender Trap. Allo Darlin' just completed a successful US mini-tour in conjunction with CMJ 2010 in New York (they were in Philadelphia in October and had I known about them before last night, I would have gone to see their set at Blocktoberfest). Their self-titled album 
was released in the US last October and has been gathering critical acclaim.
The first video is "The Polaroid Song"
, the first single from Allo Darlin'. The song itself is very fun and has a great guitar line and some shades of Belle and Sebastian's chamber pop sound. The video is a take on The Breakfast Club and the memories that an old picture can evoke. The use of 16mm film and not digital or even videotape recording gives it a warm feeling that digital film just can't create and supports the song's theme of fuzzy memories that a forgotten picture can bring back.
Allo Darlin' -- "The Polaroid Song"
The second track is the second single, "Dreaming"
. The song is an invitation from a girl to a guy to go out on the town and the guy is hesitant because he likes the girl (and she likes him) but he doesn't want to get hurt but knows that the two of them have a connection, chemistry if you will. The video was shot on Super-8, giving it a very grainy but warm and intimate feel, like being invited to watch the couple as they go out on the town. The video and the song complement each other and capture the feeling of following your heart despite knowing that you're going to get hurt in the end.
Allo Darlin' -- Dreaming
was released in the US last October and has been gathering critical acclaim.The first video is "The Polaroid Song"
, the first single from Allo Darlin'. The song itself is very fun and has a great guitar line and some shades of Belle and Sebastian's chamber pop sound. The video is a take on The Breakfast Club and the memories that an old picture can evoke. The use of 16mm film and not digital or even videotape recording gives it a warm feeling that digital film just can't create and supports the song's theme of fuzzy memories that a forgotten picture can bring back.Allo Darlin' -- "The Polaroid Song"
The second track is the second single, "Dreaming"
. The song is an invitation from a girl to a guy to go out on the town and the guy is hesitant because he likes the girl (and she likes him) but he doesn't want to get hurt but knows that the two of them have a connection, chemistry if you will. The video was shot on Super-8, giving it a very grainy but warm and intimate feel, like being invited to watch the couple as they go out on the town. The video and the song complement each other and capture the feeling of following your heart despite knowing that you're going to get hurt in the end.Allo Darlin' -- Dreaming
A comment left on the review over at The Line of Best Fit called the band and the album "music to fall in love by" and I couldn't agree more. The entire album works as the soundtrack of a relationship and captures the feelings of two people who steal looks on the night bus and hold hands when no one's looking.
Allo Darlin' is out now at Amazon as a download, CD (yes, they still sell them)
, and from the band on vinyl, CD and as a download (buy it from the band, all the proceeds go into their pocket). If anyone at R5 is reading this, try to bring them back to town.
, and from the band on vinyl, CD and as a download (buy it from the band, all the proceeds go into their pocket). If anyone at R5 is reading this, try to bring them back to town.Tell me what you think about Allo Darlin' down in the comments section.
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