Ever since I first caught wind of the project a couple months back, I’ve been counting down the days until Fanfarlo’s iTunes session become finally available, and today is the day! Included in the EP are live recordings of five hits from their Reservoir LP as well as a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins track “We Only Come Out at Night”.
I was first introduced to the band through a post made by IGIF this past spring and was subsequently turned into a rabid fan when NPR posted an amazing Tiny Desk concert (which, with five performers, wasn’t that tiny). Although the band has been rigorously compared to Arcade Fire or Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and vocalist Simon Balthazar has gotten plenty of Zach Condon-like references, they have still been able to carve out a niche for themselves, bringing in flocks of fans who appreciate their complex, smooth sounding full-band arrangements.
You can check out Fanfarlo’s version of the classic Smashing Pumpkins’s song as well as a past cover of Bonnie Prince Billy’s track “A Minor Place” below:
Fanfarlo // We Only Come Out At Night (Smashing Pumpkins Cover)
Fanfarlo // A Minor Place (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Cover)
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