Hopes & Dreams

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Hopes & Dreams
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 12, 2008 [1]
Genre Pop-Punk
Power pop
Label Oort Records
Producer Lee Dyess
Faster Faster chronology
Pillow Talk 101
(2006)
Hopes & Dreams
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net (91%) [2]
AbsolutePunk.net(83%) [3]

Hopes & Dreams is the debut studio album by Georgia-based rock band Faster Faster, released to stores and digitally in the United States on August 12, 2008. It is their first and only album on Oort Records, following the success of their debut EP, Pillow Talk 101 , in 2006.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "I'm Drawn To You Sweetheart" – 3:48
  2. "Girl Named Gasoline" – 4:00
  3. "Backstabbing Never Seemed So Friendly" – 4:01
  4. "They Call It Lust, We Call It A Good Time" – 3:13
  5. "Matchsticks Don't Make Men" – 3:51
  6. "Fairytales and Lullabies" – 3:10
  7. "A Moment in Sheets" – 5:24
  8. "From My TV Screen To Your Bedroom" – 2:57
  9. "Forever..." – 2:36
  10. "...And Always" – 3:05
  11. "These Are The Days" – 4:36
  12. "You're Killing Me Smalls" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:23

b-sides

  1. "Set The Stage" – 1:52
  2. "These Are The Days" (Remix) – 4:34
  3. "From My TV Screen To Your Bedroom (Demo)

Notes

Personnel & Credits

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