Allo Darlin' - The Polaroid Song / Will You Please Spend New Year's With Me

For Fans Of: Camera Obscura, Hefner, Kimya Dawson, Jens Lekman, The Lucksmiths. Allo, Darlin' is the music of Australian-born, London-based songwriter Elizabeth Morris. Originally from a country town in Queensland, Elizabeth moved to London in 2005 and, inspired to write songs by her purchase of a ukulele from the famous Duke Of Uke shop in Brick Lane, began to make music. A little later Elizabeth hooked up with Paul Rains (guitar), Bill Botting (bass) and Michael Collins (drums) and, augmented by Terry Edwards of Tindersticks/Gallon Drunk fame on trumpet and sax, cut a single, Henry Rollins Don't Dance, released earlier this year on the cult WeePOP label. Much to their surprise, Henry Rollins started getting airplay on BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, XFM and the like, and glowing reviews in places such as the Metro, The Fly and The Guardian, the latter calling it "the best indiepop song for years".. A breezy, bouncy, eighties-style pop song that could have come straight from the soundtrack of a John Hughes movie, it was inspired by Polaroid’s decision to stop manufacturing the iconic film, a move that prompted Elizabeth’s photography-obsessed boyfriend to start his own stockpile. B-side Will You Please Spend New Year’s With Me? possesses a childlike naivety and emotional directness that conjures up the anti-folk lullabies of Kimya Dawson. As an added incentive to buy the record 100 of the 7” singles will contain a unique, individually-taken Polaroid which entitles the lucky finder to enter a competition to win a special Allo, Darlin’ gig live in their own living room! In their brief lifetime Allo, Darlin’ have already played Indietracks Festival, stealing the show with their impromptu station platform performance, played shows in Sweden and Germany, and been interviewed (twice) by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music. Elizabeth also dueted with fellow Australian Darren Hanlon at last year’s End Of The Road Festival, while their forthcoming shows include an appearance at the prestigious Swn Festival in Cardiff. When she’s not making music Elizabeth waitresses in a North London café whose regular clientele include The Mighty Boosh and Johnny Borrell of Razorlight, but with pop songs as strong as these she won’t be making tea for the Dalston Set for very much longer. “Allo, Darlin' will, quite plainly become, if not huge, then hugely popular with a great many people." (SoundsXP)

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