11 years since the last Allo Darlin’ album, the Anglo-Australian indiepop quartet are back with a new record Bright Nights. The album is due in July on Fika Recordings (UK) and Slumberland Records (USA), ahead of live UK dates in October.

Out today is the new single ‘Cologne’, the third track to be taken from the forthcoming album following rapturously received tracks ‘Tricky Questions’ and ‘My Love Will Bring  You Home’.

‘Cologne’ was written for the band’s performance at the Cologne Popfest in April 2025, where it was received with warm enthusiasm. ‘Cologne’ reminds us that songs can sometimes be prescient, sometimes wishful thinking, and that some cities are so beautiful that they deserve their own songs. A fizzy pop song about a spring romance written in winter’s darkest month, when the atmosphere is so cold that mother-of-pearl clouds appear on the horizon.