Reservoir is the debut album of the London-based indie folk

Indie folk

Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...

 band Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo are a London-based indie pop band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar, and Giles J Davis...

. The album was recorded in October and November 2008 at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...

, United States

United States

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 and was produced by Peter Katis

Peter Katis

Peter Katis is an American record producer, engineer, mixer and musician.Working primarily out of his own residential studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Katis is best known for producing alternative and indie rock bands, especially for Fat Cat Records.-Biography:Katis attended New Canaan Country...

. It includes the bands featured singles "Fire Escape" and "Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time," which were released on preceding EPs. Three further singles, "Drowning Men", "The Walls Are Coming Down" and "I'm A Pilot" were released from the album in the summer of 2009.

Cover art

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...

's singer Jón Þór Birgisson

Jón Þór Birgisson

Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...

 suggested Lilja Birgisdottir, the sister of Czech photographer Jan Saudek

Jan Saudek

Jan Saudek is a Czech art photographer.- Life :Saudek's father was a Jew and the family was therefore persecuted by Germans. Many of his family members died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Jan and his brother Karel were held in a children's concentration camp located...

 when they were looking for art for the album cover. Fanfarlo chose a photograph which contained Sigurrós, the little sister of Jón Þór Birgisson

Jón Þór Birgisson

Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson is the guitarist and vocalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto voice. He is also blind in his right eye and is openly gay. His boyfriend Alex Somers has done much of the graphic design for...

, and the namesake of the band Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic post-rock band with classicaland minimalist elements. The band is known for its ethereal sound, and frontman Jónsi Birgisson's falsetto vocals and use of bowed guitar. In January 2010, the band announced that they will be on hiatus. Since then, it has since been announced...

.

Limited Edition

In the UK a strictly limited edition red box set version of the album was released to a selection of independent record stores, containing numerous art cards and the album tied with red and white string.

Release

The album was released by Raffle Bat Records in the United Kingdom in April 2009.

The album was released on September 29, 2009 in the United States on Canvasback Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

. The American release features a gray-tinted version of the cover photograph and contains no interior booklet. To promote the album in the United States, Atlantic Records released a single for "Harold T. Wilkins or How To Wait For A Very Long Time" in January 2010 and funded a new music video for the song.

Track listing

1. "I'm A Pilot" – 4:31
2. "Ghosts" – 4:18
3. "Luna" – 4:37
4. "Comets" – 5:44
5. "Fire Escape" – 3:00
6. "The Walls Are Coming Down" – 4:15
7. "Drowning Men" – 4:16
8. "If It Is Growing" – 2:43
9. "Harold T. Wilkins, or How to Wait for a Very Long Time" – 4:02
10. "Finish Line" – 3:40
11. "Good Morning Midnight" – 1:26
12. "Sand & Ice" (bonus track) - 4:18