Fanfarlo are a London-based indie pop band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar, and Giles J Davis (who subsequently left before the release of the first single). They fuse elements of folk, indie rock and post punk using eclectic instrumentation including trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw and clarinet.
The band, whose name comes from the Charles Baudelaire novella ‘La Fanfarlo’, started performing live in small London indie clubs in 2006, and released four limited edition 7″ singles on London-based indie labels (one of which a split single with Sleeping States) throughout 2006-2008.
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