Pala (album)
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| Released | 16 May 2011 | |||
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| Length | 44:00 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
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Pala is the second studio 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.[3] 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.[4][5][6] The scarlet macaw photograph was chosen from the private collection of Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø.[4]
- "Live Those Days Tonight" is the first single taken from the album. The track received its first play on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 on 22 March 2011. The band performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,[7] and it was released to the US iTunes Store[8] the next day. In the UK, it was released on 16 May 2011, the same day as the album, and charted at number 80 on the UK singles chart.
- "Hawaiian Air" was the second single taken from the album. The music video was shot in southern Spain in May 2011.[9] It reached No. 92 in the UK, and appeared on the soundtrack of the 2012 racing video game Forza Horizon alongside "Hurting".
- "Blue Cassette" was released as the third single on 2 December 2011, along with the Tiga Remix of the single.
- "Hurting" was announced as the next single by Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1 on 3 August 2011 with the release date confirmed as 10 October 2011.[10] Remixes of the single were released on 27 February 2012. It appeared on the soundtrack of 2012 racing video game Forza Horizon alongside "Hawaiian Air".
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[11] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| BBC | (very favourable)[13] |
| Clash | [14] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[15] |
| Evening Standard | [16] |
| The Guardian | [17] |
| The Independent | [18] |
| Metro | [19] |
| MusicOMH |  [20] |
| NME | 8/10[21] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.4/10[22] |
| TMR | [23] |
| Q | |
| Slant Magazine | [24] |
The album received a score of 73 on Metacritic (based on 22 reviews), indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]
