Fool's Gold (Fool's Gold album)

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Fool's Gold
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2009
Recorded2008 at Sunset Lodge Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre World, Tropical, Indie
Length43:05
Label IAMSOUND Records
Fool's Gold chronology
Fool's Gold
(2009)
Leave No Trace
(2011)
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Fool's Gold is the first studio album by the American indie band Fool's Gold. It was released on September 29, 2009 by IAMSOUND Records in the United States, and on January 25, 2010 in the United Kingdom. [12]

Track listing

  1. "Surprise Hotel" – 6:48
  2. "Nadine" – 5:50
  3. "Ha Dvash" – 5:04
  4. "The World is All There Is" – 4:42
  5. "Poseidon" – 6:38
  6. "Yam Lo Moshech" – 4:39
  7. "Night Dancing" – 4:48
  8. "Momentary Shelter" – 4:39

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References

  1. BBC review
  2. Boston Phoenix review
  3. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  4. Filter review
  5. "Fool's Gold: Fool's Gold | CD review". The Guardian . 2010-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-03-16.
  6. NME review
  7. Pitchfork Media review
  8. Prefix Magazine review
  9. The Times review [ dead link ]
  10. "Uncut review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  11. "XLR8R review". Archived from the original on 2010-01-08. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  12. IAMSOUND Records "Fool’s Gold Debut LP Available in the UK Today! [ permanent dead link ]". Accessed February 1, 2010.