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9.0
3607
9.0 |
The Quietus
Of all the post-Arcade Fire bands attempting ambitious, multi-layered, rich pop tapestries, Fanfarlo are perhaps the most impressive. And they appear to be doing everything right... An uplifting, ambitious, and absurdly accomplished collection of songs, Reservoir is a thing of beauty. Treasure this band, they may just make the next few years much more bearable
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8.0
3608
8.0 |
NME
Pitched between Arcade Fire’s funereal art-rock and Beirut’s pastoral folk, but lacking the pomposity of the former and the pretentiousness of the latter, London-based collective Fanfarlo’s debut is a carefully orchestrated treat
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8.0
3604
8.0 |
Clash
Ample testimony of their talents, and marks the long-awaited arrival proper of one of the country’s most promising (not so) new bands.
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8.0
3605
8.0 |
musicOMH
Reservoir would be nothing without its songs, which are evocative and poignant but ever-mindful of a pop edge that ensures an enduring accessibility. Reservoir is a neat, considered, and polished piece of work that is unrelenting in its charm.
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7.0
3606
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
I like this. It’s cheery. Who needs profundity, when you’ve got summer?
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6.0
3609
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
3610
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
7193
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
While critics will surely compare “Drowning Men” to Arcade Fire’s “Rebellion (Lies),” an exact copy down to the sparse bass backing, Fanfarlo should get a free pass
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6.0
13930
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
If you’d never heard The Gin Club or Beirut or even Josh Pyke, then this album would be something special, and it’s certainly not awful. It’s just not offering anything new
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6.0
14594
6.0 |
FasterLouder
Reservoir sounds like it could be a remarkable thing to witness live, but in its recorded form, it will probably just be added it to the long list of folk revival albums from the last few years
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