High Expectations/Low Results | ||||
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Released | October 18, 2005 | |||
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Length | 57:57 | |||
Label | Friendly Fire | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
PopMatters | 5/10 [2] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [3] |
High Expectations/Low Results is the debut album by Canadian electronic rock band Faunts. It was released on October 18, 2005 on Friendly Fire Recordings. The album had been recorded independently years earlier, but was not widely distributed until the band was signed to Friendly Fire.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "High Expectations" | 3:55 |
2. | "Instantly Loved" | 5:46 |
3. | "Memories of Places We've Never Been" | 4:09 |
4. | "Place I've Found" | 5:24 |
5. | "Parler de la Pluie et du Beau Temps" | 5:49 |
6. | "Will You Tell Me Then" | 6:37 |
7. | "Twenty-Three" | 8:58 |
8. | "Gone with the Day" | 12:55 |
9. | "Low Results" | 4:24 |
Total length: | 57:57 |
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