ALBUM REVIEW: Allo Darlin’ – Bright Nights

Fika Recordings

Released: 11.07.25

Nostalgia is a word I always associate with Allo Darlin’. Their knowingly twee, always earnest first three albums always struck me as coming from a place of nostalgia, of a yearning for and memory of the moments (big and small) that make up a life and build a memory. Allo Darlin’ are back following a breakup and some time apart, and it’s like they never went away. They still have the same keen eye for the little details that would otherwise sink into the background (Cologne’s revellers puking into bins for example), and an ear for melodies so careworn and warm, they’re the musical equivalent of a lingering, sloshy hug at the end of the night.