Fanfarlo has released their debut record Resevoir and it is spectacular. If you are a fan of Arcade Fire you should most definitely check them out. They are offering their entire album plus 4 additional bonus tracks for only $1. Trust me there isn’t a bad track on this record and it is something you should definitely have. The promotion is only valid until July 4th so hurry and buy it! After that they will release a vinyl and special edition CD. Each song is perfectly crafted and carry some great melodies and some orchestral backings that strike a balance between Sigur Ros style build ups and Arcade Fire style break downs. In other words the sound is impressive, refreshing, refined and damn good.
Here’s what Sigur Ros had to say:
It’s got Sigurrós and her cousin Disa on the front cover in a pic by Jónsi’s other sister Lilja (true).
They made the record in Connecticut with a guy called Peter Katis and, as the more vigilant of you may have noticed, Jónsi liked it so much that he has started work on his own solo record with the same dude.
Check out some videos and a preview of the album here:
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One of the tour managers of Sigur Ros’s current tour has updated his blog let everyone in on how the tour has been going. The tour is now half way through so there’s a lot to talk to about. The highlight of when we read it over was definitely this fun fact “…In Boston, the really long, drawn out intro to ‘Vidrar’ is because Jonsi went absolutely blank on the opening verse of the song and had to walk over to Kjartan for him to mouth it a few times til he got with the programme. This has never happened before, and he puts it down to “not being drunk enough”. It’s a slippery slope, Jonsi…” Everyone who is a fan of Sigur Ros should definitely check it out.
Enjoy this video of them playing live as well:
Here is the rest of their tour directly from their website: