Faces Down
Encyclopedia
Faces Down is the first album released by Norwegian
singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche
, in 2001
. It was released in 2002
in the USA, and in 2003
in Japan
. All songs on the album were written by Lerche.
The track "Modern Nature" featured prominently in the 2007 film Dan in Real Life
, starring Steve Carell
and Juliette Binoche
; Lerche and his band The Faces Down make a cameo appearance in the movie performing the track.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche
-Career:Sondre Lerche was born in Bergen, Norway. Growing up, Lerche was heavily influenced by the '80s pop that emanated from his older siblings' rooms. Compelled by a defining fascination for bands such as The Beatles, A-ha, the Beach Boys, and Prefab Sprout, Lerche began formal guitar...
, in 2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
. It was released in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
in the USA, and in 2003
2003 in music
-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. All songs on the album were written by Lerche.
The track "Modern Nature" featured prominently in the 2007 film Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Hedges, starring Steve Carell and Juliette Binoche.-Plot:Dan Burns is a newspaper advice columnist, a widower, and a controlling father to his children Jane, Cara and Lilly in the New Jersey suburbs. His column is in...
, starring Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
and Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
; Lerche and his band The Faces Down make a cameo appearance in the movie performing the track.
Track listing
- "Dead Passengers"
- "You Know So Well"
- "Sleep on Needles"
- "Suffused with Love"
- "Side Two"
- "Modern Nature" (with Lillian Samdal)
- "Virtue and Wine"
- "On and Off Again"
- "No One's Gonna Come"
- "All Luck Ran Out"
- "Things You Call Fate"
- "Rosebud" (US edition bonus track)
- "Don't Be Shallow" (Japanese edition bonus track)