WNYC Music writes:
Is "charming" a genre? Because pinpointing Fanfarlo's precise spot on the rock-pop-folk spectrum has only gotten trickier since the U.K. band released its debut album, Reservoir, in 2009. Mostly, the group splits the difference between two very different styles — sweetly shambling, occasionally orchestral pop and the wirier, less emotive rock sounds of bands like Talking Heads — with the common thread being its fundamentally approachable nature. This is hug-and-a-handshake music, as ingratiating as it is inspired.
