Pala (album)
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| Studio album by Friendly Fires | ||||
| Released | 16 May 2011 | |||
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| Label | XL | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| BBC | (very favourable) |
| Clash |   |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10) |
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| NME | (8/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.4/10) |
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| Slant Magazine | |
Pala is the second album from British alternative dance band Friendly Fires. It was released in the UK on 16 May 2011, and charted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. The album name comes from Aldous Huxley's final novel Island, which tells the story of a journalist shipwrecked on the fictional island of Pala, which supports a utopian society. The parrot photograph was chosen from the private collection of Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø.
Taken from the album booklet:
(*) additional production
The album received a score of 73 on Metacritic (based on 22 reviews), indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Pala debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number 6 on 22 May 2011, that week's second highest debut after Kate Bush's Director's Cut. It also debuted at number 2 on the albums download chart, and number 3 on the UK Indie Chart.
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