So this band, Fanfarlo… I’ve heard them a bit on The Waiting Room’s radio show over on WOXY the past few weeks. I’ve always kind of written them off because I felt the lead vocals were just trying too hard. Little things like that get to me; I’m petty like that. It’s a character defect, I know. Today, however, my mailbox produced a video.
Usually I don’t watch videos. I turn them on and hop over to another page and listen to the song. They often ruin the music for me. I hate seeing the band before I hear them; I like to make up my mind based on my ears first. And I especially hate seeing whatever they think represents their music if it’s not going to be them. That is usually disastrous!
Full of opinions today, aren’t I!?! Fanfarlo … the topic at hand… I get this video and a version of “The Pilot” begins to play, but quits after only a short bit… “Harold T. Wilkins” starts up and I click over to see what the hell is going on. I’m drawn in; the video is interesting and I want to know just what this Fanfarlo thing is. This lead singer isn’t trying too hard at all, silly woman! Well, I’m happy to be proven wrong on this count. Darlings, you will love this song. Perhaps you’ll agree with my initial assessment on a tune or two on the full album, but for $1… can you really complain? Now, they’re offering up “Luna” as the single of choice today, and it’s quite beautiful after about the 2 minute mark I think. Once it slows down and the strings really come in the whole thing unravels in a really delicious way, like when a woman lets her hair down slowly before getting into bed. As a whole, the song is quite schizophrenic with changing tempos and lyrics that come and go, but it’s lovely, enjoy!
Fanfarlo offer us some very well crafted and FUN folk-pop music with catchy lyrics and good melodies. Watch that man sing. It’s very sneaky how he draws you in, isn’t it? I love how all those instruments and musicians are piled up in that shed! Marvelously good fun was had that day, you can just tell!
Pop on over here to buy that album at a ridiculously low price if you can’t get that widget thingy to work. xoxo
dear, dear tart, you haven’t been reading my blog regularly enough! i’ve been singing the praises of this band for a while now. “i’m a pilot” is an awesomely wonderful song, and i love the rest of the album, too. each time i listen to it i hear new things and i love that in an album.
i think the lead singer’s voice is reminiscent of david byrne, and i love the way he sort of let’s it flop around. he seems very relaxed to me. but i hear you about how the petty things can turn you off about a band/artist. i’m very particular when it comes to vocals and if i don’t like the way somebody sings, well, i pretty much can’t listen to the music at all.
Oh I’ve been reading, I just thought you were so wrong about them! hahahah…. I just had to see them, it’s weird. And once I saw him sing, I can totally agree with you about how loose it is. But until then it seemed so forced. I know, …. maybe I’m just a snob or something, but his appearance made a load of difference to me. So, thanks for setting me straight, Ms. Marcy! xoxoxo
lol!! you just thought i was wrong!
i love it.