Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo http://do512.com/band/fanfarlo http://do512.com/band/fanfarlo.xml Fanfarlo were conceived by Simon (vocals, guitar, keys, mandolin, sax, glock) while he was taking shelter in a forest from a particularly heavy snowstorm in Sweden. Inspired to move to London to form the band, he quickly found allies in Justin (bass) and Leon (trumpet/keyboards) when playing small gigs around the city. Mark (electric guitar, keys, vocals, accordian, fanfarlophone) then joined, and Fanfarlo's electronic backing track was ceremoniously destroyed when Amos (drums & percussion, vocals) was enlisted to complete the rhythm section. After the launch gig of their first single, <a title="Fanfarlo – Talking Backwards" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fanfarlo/_/Talking+Backwards" class="bbcode_track">Talking Backwards</a>, in late 2006, Cathy (violin, keys, mandolin, glock, vocals, saw) was wooed over banana smoothies and the line-up was complete. Their second single,<a title="Fanfarlo – You Are One Of The Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fanfarlo/_/You+Are+One+Of+The+Few+Outsiders+Who+Really+Understands+Us" class="bbcode_track">You Are One Of The Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us</a> was BBC Radio 6's single of the week, and they've released the double A-side, <a title="Fanfarlo – Fire Escape" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fanfarlo/_/Fire+Escape" class="bbcode_track">Fire Escape</a> / <a title="Fanfarlo – We Live By The Lake" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fanfarlo/_/We+Live+By+The+Lake" class="bbcode_track">We Live By The Lake</a> (on <a href="http://www.last.fm/label/White+Heat/" class="bbcode_label">White Heat</a> records), Fanfarlo will be playing festivals in the UK throughout the summer and recording their debut album. Fanfarlo's latest single is another double A-side "<a title="Fanfarlo – Harold T Wilkins" href="http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/Fanfarlo/_/Harold+T+Wilkins" class="bbcode_track">Harold T Wilkins</a>" with <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sleeping+States" class="bbcode_artist">Sleeping States</a> "<a title="Sleeping States – call me" href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sleeping+States/_/call+me" class="bbcode_track">call me</a>" on <a class="label">Felt Tip Records<a class="label">. <a href="http://www.fanfarlo.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.fanfarlo.com</a> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fanfarlo" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/fanfarlo</a></a></a> <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Fanfarlo" target="_blank">Listen at Last.fm</a> fanfarlo http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/99537/m_c91023a6cc0659dcbf877dd54aec3d13_poster.jpg 80451014 http://www.myspace.com/fanfarlo London UK http://www.fanfarlo.com -e6453HyewA Imagine Rufus Wainwright playing lead and singing for a band that was the secret bastard child of Cake and the Arcade Fire and you're 80% of the way there. Perhaps that seems like a mess, but it works, trust me. <a href="http://music.for-robots.com/archives/001924.html">more at music.for-robots.com</a> Emerging from London, England, in the mid- to late 2000s as an up-and-coming indie pop band, Fanfarlo got their name out with a series of singles, a strong Internet presence, and an engaging live show that took them as far as the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Citing influences such as Broken Social Scene, Pavement, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Belle & Sebastian, and Sufjan Stevens, the band is comprised of Simon Balthazer (vocals), Mark West (guitar), Leon Beckenham (trumpet), Cathy Lucas (violin), Justin Finch (bass), and Amos Memon (drums). They released their first single, Talking Backwards, in 2006 on FortunaPop. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fuxqurld6e">more at www.allmusic.com</a> Fanfarlo are pretty close to perfection at the moment. Momentum has flung them all together, coalescing around leader Simon Aurell's rather unique perspectives and gifts for utterly righteous, purely loveable popular music.<a href="http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2511086">more at drownedinsound.com</a> MusicForRobots Imagine Rufus Wainwright playing lead and singing for a band that was the secret bastard child of Cake and the Arcade Fire and you're 80% of the way there. Perhaps that seems like a mess, but it works, trust me. <a href="http://music.for-robots.com/archives/001924.html">more at music.for-robots.com</a> AllMusic Emerging from London, England, in the mid- to late 2000s as an up-and-coming indie pop band, Fanfarlo got their name out with a series of singles, a strong Internet presence, and an engaging live show that took them as far as the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX. Citing influences such as Broken Social Scene, Pavement, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control, Belle & Sebastian, and Sufjan Stevens, the band is comprised of Simon Balthazer (vocals), Mark West (guitar), Leon Beckenham (trumpet), Cathy Lucas (violin), Justin Finch (bass), and Amos Memon (drums). They released their first single, Talking Backwards, in 2006 on FortunaPop. <a href="http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fuxqurld6e">more at www.allmusic.com</a> DrownedInSound Fanfarlo are pretty close to perfection at the moment. Momentum has flung them all together, coalescing around leader Simon Aurell's rather unique perspectives and gifts for utterly righteous, purely loveable popular music.<a href="http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2511086">more at drownedinsound.com</a> 105228 Fanfarlo w/ Freelance Whales http://do512.com/event/2009/12/02/fanfarlo http://do512.com/event/2009/12/02/fanfarlo.xml Wednesday 12/02/09 20091203T030000Z/20091203T030000Z 0 10.0 09:00 PM Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0600 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0600 5 WED http://c3presents.frontgatetickets.com/choose.php?lid=37166 http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/99537/m_c91023a6cc0659dcbf877dd54aec3d13_sq_90.jpg The Independent at 501 Studios 5879 The Independent at 501 Studios http://do512.com/venue/the-independent-at-501-studios http://do512.com/venue/the-independent-at-501-studios.xml

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