Fanfarlo’s follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2009 debut, Reservoir, is an experimental stride forward, clear past the sophomoric slump that so many bands face. Naturally, Rooms Filled With Light maintains their original dreamy, raw-voiced orchestral pop, but something about it is bigger. It’s more expansive, like they opened up the doors and let their potentials run around in the sun a bit. It manages to be both foreboding and charming, an odd but delightful mixture. It’s full of pent-up energy and urgency. The marriage of synth and orchestra yanks their sound from the dusty crevices of the past and makes it far more modern than their previous album. It’s a very well-composed album–harmonious and optimistic. It lives up to its title. I love its underlying message. Good stuff.
Tracklist
1. Replicate
2. Deconstruction
3. Lenslife
4. Shiny Things
5. Tunguska
6. Everything Turns
7. Tightropes
8. Feathers
9. Bones
10. Dig
11. A Flood
12. Everything Resolves
