Rooms Filled with Light
by Fanfarlo
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 2012
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Pitchfork
    Mar 22, 2012
    60
    Friendly and nondescript.
  2. Under The Radar
    Mar 20, 2012
    60
    It should be stressed that Fanfarlo never sound purposefully derivative of other acts, but as much as they've expanded their musical borders beyond what they displayed on their first record, the spectre of that Montréal indie rock juggernaut still looms over each complex, baroque number.
  3. Uncut
    Feb 22, 2012
    60
    This rather too eager-to-please set doesn't quite live up to its promise. [Mar 2012, p.82]
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  5. Q Magazine
    Feb 21, 2012
    60
    They sound like a band expanding their horizons with success. [Mar 2012, p. 100]
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  6. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 15, 2012
    50
    Lighter on the pop and heavier on ornamentation but keeps enough of the playful antics that garnered the first album such popularity.

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User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. AlexxTrusc
    Apr 3, 2012
    7
    More experimentally and electronically happen on the scene of album "Rooms Filled With Light" by Fanfarlo. From the minimalistic "Replicate",More experimentally and electronically happen on the scene of album "Rooms Filled With Light" by Fanfarlo. From the minimalistic "Replicate", through avant-garde interlude "Everything Turns" and typical for indie rock, melodic compositions like "Tightrope" and "Dig". There are also ballads - played as if casually "A Flood" or closing, stirring "Everything Resolves". Piece of good music.… Full Review »
  2. Icykiller11
    Mar 9, 2012
    9
    I really enjoyed Fanfarlo's last effort, but did find myself rambling while listening it, especially in the middle sections of the album. ItI really enjoyed Fanfarlo's last effort, but did find myself rambling while listening it, especially in the middle sections of the album. It blended perfectly as a background soundtrack to my daily routine. Rooms Filled with Light is a bit more buoyant, there are highs and lows and, while it also flows effortlessly like Reservoir, it brings more of a warmth and joyous feeling, the kind that sunny Sunday mornings give. I liked it immediately, and it;s been growing on me. Definitely a keeper for the rest of the year, as I'm sure will still listen to this album by December 2012.... and on.… Full Review »
  3. dpmartin7
    Mar 5, 2012
    8
    This time around, Fanfarlo seems to have dropped the softer, folkier elements of their previous sound, and instead have amped up theThis time around, Fanfarlo seems to have dropped the softer, folkier elements of their previous sound, and instead have amped up the orchestral crescendos, heavy brass melodies, and mysterious synths. Rooms Filled with Light boasts a bigger, more complex sound than we've heard from Fanfarlo, and while it isn't as immediately accessible as Reservoir, when given a little time it proves itself to be a stronger and more satisfying listen.… Full Review »
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