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Rooms Filled With Light

Fanfarlo

Rooms Filled With Light

The London five-piece with a second album of indie pop / folk-pop embellished with strings and brass

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Atlantic
UK Release date
27/02/2012
US Release date
28/02/2012
  1. 8.9 |   The AU Review

    A bright and confident step forward by the band. It both stays true to the bands roots, but also shows a band not afraid to experiment and adapt
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  2. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    A healthy balance of familiarity and expansion
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  3. 8.0 |   The Fly

    Fine, intelligent and, at times, thoroughly heart-warming – but you’ve got to work for it
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  4. 8.0 |   BBC

    Never dips beneath beguiling. Most of the time it's really quite grand
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    There’s a multitude of instruments that contribute handsomely to the band’s pleasingly effortless sound - mandolins, trumpets, and xylophones (always a good thing) all make an appearance through the album’s 12 tracks
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  6. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An ideal precursor to spring as the band’s blossoming and gilded sound shines beautifully throughout the 12 tracks
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  7. 8.0 |   The 405

    The sprawling experimentation make it a more than worthy successor to Reservoir
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  8. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This elegiac ode to times gone by is filled to the rafters with wit, charm, guile and all those things that seem to have disappeared from modern life. Rooms Filled with Light is as big an incitement as any to try and find them again
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  9. 7.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    With repeat listens, more and more intricacies start to creep out of the woodwork
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    At its absolute best, it’s an exhilarating listen, and at its worst, it does nothing but reveal a band even more promising than originally thought in an extremely strong transition
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  11. 7.0 |   Clash

    Always interesting, and with a deft use of traditional instrumentation alongside studio trickery, Fanfarlo have created another nugget of joy
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  12. 7.0 |   NME

    Large Hadron pop that'll frazzle yer neurons
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  13. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It needs to be given time to fully sink in, but new rewards turn up all the time
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  14. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Although lacking in restraint, Rooms Filled With Light is mostly a well-constructed and accomplished effort from musicians testing their strengths and abilities
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  15. 6.0 |   Q

    Their second takes the fey-pop formula and beefs it up into something bolder. Print edition only

  16. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Packed with quirky, anti-rock production twists. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    Shows the British troupe taking significant steps outside their previous parameters and experimenting with a wider variety of musical approaches
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  18. 6.0 |   Pitchfork

    Friendly and nondescript
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  19. 6.0 |   FasterLouder

    Lacks the strength of its predecessor, demanding patience and perseverance
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  20. 6.0 |   Spin

    Indie team sings what they know ("Shiny Things," "Deconstruction"); frilly, punchy orch-pop trifle
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  21. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Most of their songs seem to fizzle out feebly, lacking the ingredient needed to make a memorable tune instead of a collection of passably pleasant ones
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