Band of the Week: Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo are a London-based five-piece who sound like an unruly collision between Belle & Sebastian, the Arcade Fire and Beirut.They are fronted by Swedish-born singer Simon Balthazar, a man whose formative years in Gothenberg helped create the aching, wounded worldview that emerges in Fanfarlo's lyrics -- often set to soaring, life-affirming melodies."I always try to write accessible lyrics that people will get and understand, but it always ends up impenetrable," Balthazar says. "I attempt to w...

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