Elizabeth - writes songs, sings, uke
Paul Rains - plays guitars, sings
Bill Botting - plays bass, sings
Mikey Collins - plays drums
Sounds Like
Henry Rollins Don't Dance 7" Single
1. Henry Rollins Don't Dance
2. Dear Stephen Hawking
3. Heartbeat Chilli
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Merry Christmas from Allo, Darlin' Special Edition EP
Some reviews are just so easy to write. Sometimes you hear something that's obviously so good that the problem is trying to decide which aspect is the most praiseworthy... It warms the heart to hear such simple, wonderful, quality pop like this. Simple, yet so hard to get right. She shows us you don't have to be clever-clever to be clever. Allo, Darlin' will, quite plainly, become, if not huge, then hugely popular with a great many people. James G, SoundsXP
This the best indiepop song for years. Jude Rogers, The Guardian. (On Henry Rollins)
This makes me so happy, it's all smiles and handclaps. Words and lyrics caught... without letting the ball bounce first. Not one of us can hold back our joy. Elizabeth smiles, Will behind the bass smiles, Michael at the drums smiles and... nah, the guitarist isn't smiling but he's dead cool so it's alright. The music stumbles into musical classics, Dana Dragomir solos and pub madness. It's sort of everything at once, packed in the neatest melodies you've ever heard. Allo, Darlin' is your perfect happy drunkenness, with friends who've downloaded every TV series, heard every song worth hearing. It resembles Jens Lekman's quirkiness with his contemporary reflections - the difference here is that the Scandinavian gloom is completely absent. Holy crap, I'm still smiling!Jerry Boman
Who was the biggest surprise at Cosy Den? Without a doubt Allo Darlin, who made the tiny space in Gula Villan explode. Handclaps, babababa's, guitars, absurdly energetic, a song called Woody Allen! How Elizabeth Darlin, who's also in lovely Tender Trap, has passed me by I don't even want to know! Swedish national newspaper SVT
Rarely have i been so won over by a band on very first impression, live that is, it happens all the time on record. It was so refreshing to see a band actually enjoying themselves instead of worrying about their hair, getting their cordless straightners out between verses to re-straighten yet again. Allo, Darlin' are no such band, instead a bundle of joy, pop as it should be.Fat and Confused Blog
As the Scala waves goodbye to one Australian act, (The Lucksmiths headline their final London show with a triumphant and tearful set of pop stompers), it also doffs its cap in welcoming fashion to another, the delightful Allo, Darlin. Led by the perennially lovelorn and bouncy Elizabeth Darlin, this four-piece combine the massive merits of lilting ukulele and dippy lyrics about Sandy and Danny from 'Grease' and how cooking chilli is like a blossoming romance. Indeed, musings on said foodstuffs bring the whole room to total silence in 'Heartbeat Chilli', with Darling's charming story alone holding the audience captive. An unexpected delight. Ben Ross, The Fly
Allo Darlin' are many things. They can turn a room in a famous punk venue into a joyous, jumping, sweaty, pop-mosh pit. Or bring a room of 500 to hushed silence with the few strums of a ukulele and a love song about cooking. They're close friends that found each other and the music they make in London. Elizabeth and Bill are from Australia, Mike and Paul are from Kent. They've only been playing seriously as a band since January 2009, although Elizabeth has been releasing music under various guises since 2007.
In that time, they've been signed to one of the great indie labels, played sold-out shows in Germany and Sweden, wowed the crowds at the Indietracks and Swn festivals, toured the UK and recorded an album. They've received airplay on BBC Radio 1, BBC 6music and XFM, and had glowing reviews in places such as the Metro, The Fly and The Guardian, the latter calling their "Henry Rollins" single on WeePOP Records"the best indiepop song for years".
Their first single for Fortuna Pop!, The Polaroid Song, will be released in December 2009. This will be followed by an album and further singles in March 2010.
Good evening Elizabeth! Just listening to the new song on Lamacq - very exciting! Sounds lovely as ever, possibly - dare I say it - lovelier. Hope all's well with you, and maybe see you at the weekend if we make it over to Nottingham! xx
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Hey! Saw you guys the other night along with Pipettes. I was the one who asked you if you had any CDs and my red-headed friend bought a vinyl! Anyway, great stuff I hope to catch another show at some point!
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Hey! I play "Dear Stephen Hawking" in my August show for Dandelion Radio - The online radio station inspired by John Peel!
To listen, go to our website at dandelionradio.com and click on one of the "Listen Live" links on the front page.
You will be able to hear my show on most days for the whole of the month! Plus a host of other shows playing an eclectic variety of new and unreleased music! See schedule on website for details!
I had a great time yesterday (and my brother did too I think although he said we're not gonna do brother banter at every gig are we?)
As for the horses head a few people have said that to me. Rest assured the horse had legs. One of my friends from school said we had the same haircut too. That's pretty cool I think.
It was lovely meeting you yesterday and I really enjoyed your gig too. We must do it again sometime. Maybe you can come back to Cardiff.
great work at the show last night! you were the first new band that we've seen in the UK so far... and if the rest are half as good as you guys, i'll have a happy vacation!
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