| Faces Down | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17) | |||
| Length | 53:25 (UK) 59:58 (US) | |||
| Sondre Lerche chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   1 |
| Blender | 2 |
| Drowned in Sound | 2/103 |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/104 |
| Rolling Stone | 5 |
| Slant | 6 |
Faces Down is the first album released by Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche, on September 17, 2002.7 Lerche wrote all the songs on the album.
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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead Passengers" | |
| 2. | "You Know So Well" | |
| 3. | "Sleep on Needles" | |
| 4. | "Suffused with Love" | |
| 5. | "Side Two" | |
| 6. | "Modern Nature" (with Lillian Samdal) | |
| 7. | "Virtue and Wine" | |
| 8. | "On and Off Again" | |
| 9. | "No One's Gonna Come" | |
| 10. | "All Luck Ran Out" | |
| 11. | "Things You Call Fate" | |
| 12. | "Rosebud" (US edition bonus track) |
"Don't Be Shallow" (Japanese edition bonus track)
References
References
- Anderson, Rick. Faces Down at AllMusic
- Berger, Arion (October 2002). "The Guide: New Releases". Blender. p. 120. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- Tarry, Lucy (September 25, 2002). "Sondre Lerche – Faces Down". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- Mitchum, Rob (December 11, 2002). "Sondre Lerche: Faces Down Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Healy, Mark (October 22, 2002). "Sondre Lerche: Faces Down". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Blanford, Roxanne (October 6, 2002). "Review: Sondre Lerche, Faces Down". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- PopMatters Staff (June 24, 2003). "Sondre Lerche: Faces Down". PopMatters. Retrieved January 8, 2026.