Pala (album)

Pala
Studio album by
Friendly Fires
Released16 May 2011
Genre
Length44:00
LabelXL
Producer
Friendly Fires chronology
Friendly Fires
(2008) 		Pala
(2011) 		Inflorescent
(2019)
Singles from Pala
  1. "Live Those Days Tonight"
    Released: 23 March 2011
  2. "Hawaiian Air"
    Released: 25 July 2011[2]
  3. "Blue Cassette"
    Released: 5 December 2011
  4. "Hurting"
    Released: 27 February 2012

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.[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]

  1. ^ "Friendly Fires: Pala | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  2. ^ "iTunes – Music – Hawaiian Air – Single by Friendly Fires". iTunes Store. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Friendly Fires to release new album 'Pala' on May 16". NME. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. ^ a b Chang, Mary (31 May 2011). "Interview: Edd Gibson and Jack Savidge of Friendly Fires". There Goes the Fear. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Album Review of Friendly Fires – Pala". MusicOMH. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. ^ JB Hi-Fi. "Pala – Friendly Fires". Retrieved 18 May 2011.