''Europe'' is the second full-length album from the

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group

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. The album was released in May 2012 by

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in the United Kingdom and

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in the United States.

Reception

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Europe'' received an

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score of 82, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on reviews from 18 critics. ''Europe'' was also tallied by Metacritic as the 32nd best reviewed album of 2012 by the end of the year by mainstream critics. The album was listed at number 42 on ''

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''s list of the top 50 albums of 2012.

Track listing

# "Neil Armstrong" – 3:34 # "Capricornia" – 4:31 # "Europe" – 3:55 # "Some People Say" – 3:43 # "Northern Lights" – 3:06 # "Wonderland" – 3:34 # "Tallulah" – 4:48 # "The Letter" – 4:03 # "Still Young" – 4:52 # "My Sweet Friend" – 3:49

Personnel

* Elizabeth Morris – guitar, ukulele, vocals * Michael Collins – drums, vocals * Paul Rains – guitar,

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, vocals * Bill Botting – bass, vocals

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Allo Darlin' albums Slumberland Records albums Fortuna Pop! Records albums