Artist · chart history
Fanfarlo
Band London United Kingdom Formed 2006
Fanfarlo formed in 2006 in London, United Kingdom. Fanfarlo has 11 chart appearances on 11 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2014. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Harold T. Wilkins”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #14. The station that charted Fanfarlo most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Fanfarlo started in London in 2006 as the brainchild of Swedish musician Simon Balthazar, and they sound like a band that raided the school music cupboard and refused to give anything back. Trumpet, violin, mandolin, clarinet, saxophone and even a musical saw all turn up in their songs, stitched onto a frame of folk, indie rock and post-punk.
Reservoir, from 2009, is the album the countdowns know them by, and "Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time" is its crown jewel: a wistful, swaying tune that swells from a hush into a warm brass-and-strings bloom. Justin Finch, Cathy Lucas, Mark West and Amos Memon are among the players who have filled out that ornate sound.
Three studio albums and one EP make up the catalog, a small shelf of chamber-pop curiosities for anyone who likes their indie rock ornate and a little bit melancholy.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Fanfarlo on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold T. Wilkins | 6 | #14 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time | 4 | #1699 | – | – | |
| 3 | The Walls Are Coming Down | 1 | #54 | – | 2009 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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