Fanfarlo - Reservoir

Artist: Fanfarlo
Album: Reservoir

2009

Rating: 4.4

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Review by Vanessa Contreras

Reservoir, the 2009 album by indie rock band Fanfarlo, is a masterpiece of orchestral pop. With its lush arrangements, soaring melodies, and thoughtful lyrics, the album is a testament to the band's musical and lyrical prowess.

The album opens with the haunting "I'm a Pilot," a song that sets the tone for the rest of the record with its sweeping strings and soaring chorus. From there, the album moves seamlessly from the upbeat and catchy "Ghosts" to the introspective ballad "Comets" and the driving anthem "The Walls Are Coming Down."

Throughout the album, Fanfarlo's trademark sound is on full display, with lead singer Simon Balthazar's distinctive voice leading the charge. But it's the band's use of instrumentation that really sets Reservoir apart. From the accordion on "Luna" to the horns on "The Walls Are Coming Down," each song is expertly crafted to showcase the band's musical creativity.

But it's not just the music that makes Reservoir such a standout album. The lyrics are equally impressive, with themes of love, loss, and hope woven throughout. From the heart-wrenching "Harold T. Wilkins" to the uplifting "Finish Line," each song tells a story that is both personal and universal.

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Drowning Men ( Bonus Track )
Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time	4:1
Luna	4:36
We Live By The Lake (Previously Unreleased)	3:25
Acoemeti (Instrumental)	1:30
If It Is Growing	2:43
Hands ( Bonus Track )
Krist Of Whistles (‘Reservoir’ Out-Take)	0:57
I'm A Pilot
Hands	2:54
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How to Wait for a Very Long Time	04:01
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time
We Live By The Lake (Bridgeport Version) (‘Reservoir’ Out-Take)	3:19
Fire Escape	2:59
Ghosts	4:18
You Are One Of The Few Outsiders Who Really Understands Us (Previously Unreleased)	3:05
Tuesday (You Come When We Call)	2:38
Scott	4:00
Comets	5:44
These Walls Are Coming Down	04:15
Scott (Recorded At Home In London, Some Time Between 2007-2009)	4:00
Hands (Recorded At Home In Sweden And London 2004)	2:54
Acoemeti (‘Reservoir Out-Take)	1:30
Kist Of Whistles ( Bonus Track )
Finish Line	3:39
Drowning Men (Acoustic Demo)	3:00
Good Morning Midnight	1:26
Kist Of Whistles (Instrumental)	0:57
Tuesday (You Come When We Call) (Recorded At Home In Sweden 2004 - B-side Of Talking Backwards 7”)	2:38
The Walls Are Coming ( Bonus Video Track )
The Walls Are Coming Down	4:15
Sand & Ice (‘Reservoir Out-Take - B-side Of ‘Drowning Men’ 7”)	4:18
Sand & Ice (Bonus Track)	4:18
Talking Backwards (Previously Unreleased)	3:15
Drowning Men (Tudor Court Version) (Recorded At Home In London 2009)	3:38
I'm a Pilot	4:30
Sand & Ice (Previously Unreleased)	3:40
Drowning Men	4:15

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Canvasback, Atlantic
Not On Label (Fanfarlo Self-released)
Run Out Groove
Atlantic
Warner Music Japan, Atlantic

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kuunnella verkossa
online anhören
écouter en ligne
online luisteren
ascolta in linea
lytte på nettet
escuchar en línea

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Vinyl
LP
Album
2 × CD
Album Box Set
Deluxe Edition
Limited Edition
CD
Album CD
2 × Vinyl
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Special Edition
Stereo
Black/White Swirl
Digipack

Companies

Role	Company
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Fanfarlo
Copyright (c)	Fanfarlo
Licensed To	Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At	Tarquin Studios
Mixed At	Tarquin Studios
Mastered At	Sterling Sound
Marketed By	Warner Music Australia
Manufactured By	Warner Music Australia
Distributed By	Warner Music Australia

Credits

Role	Credit
Cello	Linnea Weiss (tracks: A1, B2, B3)
Design	Sarah Hopper
Engineer	Mandy Parnell
Instruments	Peter Katis
Mastered By	Greg Calbi
Photography By	Lilja Birgisdottir
Producer	Fanfarlo
Recorded By	Peter Katis
Mixed By	Peter Katis
Written-By	A. Memon, C. Lucas, J. Finch, L. Beckenham, M. West, S. Balthazar
Performer	A. Memon, C. Lucas, J. Finch, L. Beckenham, M. West, S. Balthazar
Graphic Design	Steven Jurgensmeyer
Lacquer Cut By	Levi Seitz
Reissue Producer	Matt Block

Notes

Under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation and WEA International Inc. Recorded at Tarquin Studios, Bridgeport, CT. Additional recording at Random Colours, Soup Studios, and In The Bedroom. Mixed at Tarquin Studios. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY.
Black vinyl. Includes printed color sleeve with artwork and lyrics.
A follow-up to the first limited box, this version comes in a special foil-blocked, approx. 7"x7" square gray linen box, which includes an insert featuring the band's artwork and lyrics, and a custom playing die with cut-out playing pieces for an otherwise imaginary board game.
Recorded and mixed at Tarquin Studios, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Additional recordings :
Greg Giorgio at Tarquin Studios
Paul Jones at Random Colours
Simon Trought at Soup Studios
Simon Balthazar in the bedroom
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
The box doesn't have a Category, but CD1 is FAN001S and CD2 is FAN001SE; each comes housed in its own separate cardsleeve.
Additional recordings:
Comes in a Digipak.
Includes printed color sleeve with artwork and lyrics.
Vinyl Mastering at Black Belt Mastering, Seattle WA
Limited to 3500 copies worldwide.
Made In Japan.
A Rough Trade exclusive limited to 500 copies in special foil-blocked, embossed linen-covered dvd-shaped A5 box, which includes a set of heavyweight letterpress printed postcards featuring the band's artwork and lyrics.

Barcodes

Barcode: 0 75678 95662 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A): ST-AT-522279 A-3 REM-RCE
Matrix / Runout (Side B): ST-AT-522279 B-3
Barcode: 07567895663
Barcode: 5 025425 116629
Barcode (Scanned (Stickered)): 081227923433
Barcode: 9 340650 006047
Barcode: 0 75678 95663 8
Barcode (Scanned): 075678956638
Matrix / Runout: (Warner logo) 756789566-3 V01 PCL
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L016
Mould SID Code: IFPI 05N9
Barcode: 5 025425 116636
Barcode : 4 943674 099405

About Fanfarlo

London-based indie/alternative band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar, and Giles J Davis (who subsequently left before the release of the first single). They fuse elements of folk, indie rock and post-punk using eclectic instrumentation including trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw and clarinet. Simon Aurell (guitar, vocals) Justin Finch (bass) Leon Beckenham (Keys, Trumpet) Cathy Lucas (violin) Valentina Magaletti (drums, percussion) Former members : Mark West (guitar) (2006-2009) Amos Memon (drums) (2006-2013)

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Fanfalo

Members

Simon Aurell
Amos Memon
Leon Beckenham
Mark West
Cathy Lucas
Justin Finch

Summary by Vanessa Contreras

Reservoir is a stunning achievement that showcases Fanfarlo's musical and lyrical talents. It's an album that deserves to be listened to and appreciated for years to come.

Comments

iitgate

A song from that era that aged extremely well

undergrounded

andy8ae515fd1e7

12 years.. and still one of my favourite songs!

cryptozeus

Love this video so good

randyutama

LMAO got here from a Bok Tower areal drone video that uses this track,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tocLStmOubk
I'd not heard of you before this but you can bet I'm on the hunt for more !
Shelter in Place.
Stay Home
Stay Safe .
Peace

princesspuppeteer

They swallowed it whole, they went for the gold, for the gold
All for the same lies, we all have the same shoes to fill
The preachers and books of your Empire fight here alone
Some day they will be forgotten and die one by one
The Walls, the Walls are coming down
The Here and Now is coming 'round
It'll someday let you down
The Ships, the Ships are coming in
The Great Ideas are wearing thin
And there is nothing left to do
For atoms have gone as far as atoms will go
Your books write themselves
They line up in row after row
The Walls, the Walls are coming down
The Here and Now is coming 'round
It'll someday let you down
The Ships, the Ships are coming in
The great ideas are wearing thin
And there is nothing left to do.........
The Walls, the Walls are coming down
The Here and Now is coming 'round
It'll someday let you down
The Ships, the Ships are coming in
The Great Ideas are wearing thin
And there is nothing left to do
Songwriters: Amos Akbar Memon / Catherine Genevieve Mary Lucas / Justin Finch / Leon Eric Beckenham / Mark John West / Simon Aurell
The Walls Are Coming Down lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

velbekomcards

I think they deserve pretty much attention, they deserve it all. Amazing band, amazing musicians, love them.

transcedentalyouniverse

Some songs just demand to be listened to with headphones on for the true experience possible. Don't get me wrong, overall one of my favorite songs ever. But I listened to it while doing chores the other day without headphones, and listening with headphones is about 100x better.

pixelwitchjaq

Spent the last half hour trying to remember this song....I REMEMBERED! It's a big relief, because this is such a good song

jgowdie

Reggina 1914 ❤️?

templonuevonicole10

They swallowed it whole, they went for the gold, for the gold
We fall for the same lies we all have the same shoes to fit

The preachers and books of your empire will fight here alone
Some day the will be forgotten and die one by one

The walls, the walls are coming down
The here and now is coming round
It will someday let you down
The ships, the ships are coming in
The great ideas are wearing thin
There is nothing left to do

For atoms have gone as far as atoms will go
Your books write themselves
They line up in row after row

The walls, the walls are coming down
The here and now is coming round
It will someday let you down
The ships, the ships are coming in
The great ideas are wearing thin
There is nothing left to do

mjsolt

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mikijun730

3/4 songs are great! listening to l.a. waltz by razorlight next

simplylivinghomestead

never heard of beirut. i only know fanfarlo

camark

i wish they'd play this at the club instead of books from boxes

seoherotodayblog

Amazing song

majorsmith78

BEWARE!

buyativannoprescription6cw2

Whilst listening this song, the walls are really coming down?

legologlegolog

♡♡♡

idapikepuz

oh please. just because they both use brass instruments, doesn't make them sound the same!
Beirut lays heavily on Zach Condon's vocals, it's almost an instrument, that's why you don't really find clear lyrics on Beirut. AND I LOVE THEM BOTH.

stmaria2

9 years.. and still one of my favorite songs!

christianbeltoft

I heard this in a red lobster years ago

associazionealtrisguardi

Just rediscovered this song. Still love it. Seems like a lifetime ago I was hanging by my feet in that straitjacket though. Crazy times.

ffejandjeff

It's a great music and it is a great band and Beirut is also a great band with great songs, so I don't understand all these bad comments about they seem similar. Grow up people!