European Heartbreak

European Heartbreak is the second studio album by Dutch singer-songwriter Amber Arcades. It was released on 28 September 2018, under Heavenly Recordings.[1]

European Heartbreak
Studio album by Amber Arcades
Released	28 September 2018
Length	37:03
Label	Heavenly
Amber Arcades chronology
Fading Lines (2016) European Heartbreak (2018)
Singles from European Heartbreak
"Simple Song" Released: 23 April 2018[1] "Alpine Town" Released: 23 July 2018[2] "Where Did You Go" Released: 6 August 2018[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Clash	8/10[6]
Dork	[7]
Dork	[8]
God Is in the TV	7/10[9]
MusicOMH	[10]

Release

On 23 April 2018, Amber Arcades announced the release of the new album, along with the first single "Simple Song".[1] The second single "Alpine Town" was released on 23 July 2018.[2] Amber Arcades said of the single:

I wrote this song exactly a year ago while on holiday in Guillestre, a small town in the French Alps. I was kind of in a sad place and my boyfriend had dragged me along to get away from all that, but I guess it doesn't really work like that, ha. It just made me reflect on the sad part of the tourist condition as a metaphor for life.

The third single "Where Did You Go" was released on 6 August 2018.[3]

Critical reception

European Heartbreak was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 11 reviews.[4] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 71 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 12 reviews.[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Annelotte de Graaf.

European Heartbreak track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Simple Song"	2:32
2.	"Hardly Knew"	3:05
3.	"Oh My Love (What Have We Done)"	3:16
4.	"Goodnight Europe"	4:03
5.	Untitled	3:21
6.	"I've Done the Best"	3:33
7.	"Self-Portrait in a Car at Night"	2:45
8.	"Something's Gonna Take Your Love Away"	3:57
9.	"Antoine"	3:19
10.	"Where Did You Go"	2:47
11.	"Baby, Eternity"	4:25

Personnel

Musicians Annelotte de Graaf – primary artist, guitar Taylor Barnett – trumpet Nathaniel Lee – trombone Anna Bishop – violin Jason McComb – cello Meg Duffy – bass Treesa Gold – violin Adrian Pintea – violin Ellen Riccio – violin Schuyler Slack – cello Manuel Van Den Berg – keyboards Rob Quallich – trumpet Cameron Ralston – bass Ben Culver – trombone Daniel Clarke – keyboards Pinson Chanselle – percussion Colin Killalea – backing vocals

Production Chris Cohen – producer Trey Pollard – producer, engineer, string arranger Guy Davies – mastering Adrian Olsen – engineer Ali Chant – mixer Nick Helderman – photography

References

1. Murray, Robin (23 April 2018). "Amber Arcades Announces New Album 'European Heartbreak'". Clash. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
2. Murray, Robin (23 July 2018). "Amber Arcades - Alpine Town". Clash. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
3. "Amber Arcades Shares Lovelorn New Single 'Where Did You Go'". Dork. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
4. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
5. Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
6. Skinner, Wilf (28 September 2018). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
7. Finn, Rachel. "DIY Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
8. Pilbeam, Katie (26 September 2018). "Dork Magazine Review". Dork. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
9. Hobbs, Matt (8 October 2018). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
10. Murphy, John (28 September 2018). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

External links

• European Heartbreak at Discogs
• European Heartbreak at MusicBrainz