The lead singer of Fanfarlo sort of looks like Robin Hood. I imagined him off stage riding horses and dropping canvas bags of golden nuggets to hungry hipsters. As a stage presence and musically, Fanfarlo is as red-dot accurate as it gets. The lead singer's name is Simon Balthazar, like something Keanu Reeves fights in Constantine, and he has the offshore vibrato of Zach Condon and a backing band like Arcade Fire. Live, they have richness and a professionalism. Try to see these guys on the road if you can: they have pretty lights behind them, and their music is old-fashioned good. The above posted track really shined, "Ghosts,":
And tell me all the secrets
Of a world you once lived in
That your heart could not swallow
The sky is so shallow
One great thing: when was the last time you saw a lead singer blare clarinet into the microphone?
ps - thanks to whoever posted this video on youtube so fast.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Fanfarlo, The Loft: Oh Me Oh My Oh
Labels:music, indie arcade fire, fanfarlo
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