Faking Dreams, by Blindfold

Faking Dreams

by Blindfold

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1.	Falleg Depurd 03:38
2.	Sad Face (LIVE STUDIO version) 04:23
3.	Faking Dreams 03:53
4.	Fit You 04:05
5.	Wait 03:47
6.	Don't Think It's a Sin 02:57
7.	Hungry Heart 04:17
8.	Caffeine & Sleeping Pills 05:12
9.	Confused 05:48
10.	Reverse 09:57
11.	Sad Face (BONUS TRACK original version) 04:33
12.	Fit You (BONUS TRACK from Q Radio Session) 04:05	buy track

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reviews:
'Heart-harpooning melancholia, beauty married to austerity, there's no denying the terrain's often stunning, particularly closing epic 'Reverse'
- NME

'Stunning! One of our best ever live sessions'
- JANICE LONG, BBC RADIO 2

'Expect many more open-mouthed gasps of incredulity before long'
- DROWNED IN SOUND

'Stunning, in a word'
- LOOSING TODAY MAGAZINE

'Mesmerising'
- Wire Magazine

credits

released August 1, 2009

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album credits:

Blindfold - the band:
Biggi Hilmars - voice, guitars & rhodes
Sveinn M. Jonsson - guitars
Teitur Árnason - bass
Maddalena Brandurardi - cello
Jón Mar - drums

All Songs by Biggi, Sveinn & Teitur
Words & string arrangements by Biggi Hilmars,
except track 5 arranged by Biggi & Teitur
Produced by Blindfold & Arnar Helgi Aðalsteinsson

Recorded in London, Glasgow, Reykjavík & Hafnarfjörður 2006 - 2008
Mixed by Arnar Helgi Aðalsteinsson & Blindfold in February 2008, London
Artwork is a ready made by Maria Kjartans | www.eyemazingphotography.com
Original photograph by Kjartan Olafsson
Cover design by Teitur Árnason

Assisted by (with much love & thanks):
FRIÐRIK HELGASON - drums on tracks 2 & 4
NÓI STEINN EINARSSON - drums on tracks 3, 6, 7 & 10
STAFRÆNN HÁKON - guitars on tracks 3, 9 & 10.
BALDVIN RINGSTED - acousctic guitar on track 9
NICK SCHOLEY - drums on track 5
BILL - drums on tracks 8 & 9

All songs by Copyright Control
(C) & (P) 2009 biggi music ltd.
PRS / MCPS (UK)
STEF / NCB (Iceland & Scandinavia)

visit:
www.myspace.com/theblindfold

Many thanks to Arnar Helgi, Ólafur Jósephsson, JC Caddy, María, Maddy, Friðrik, Nói, Nick, Bill, Balli, Carolyn, Carolina, SAE Institude, Scott Twynholm, Epiphone (UK),
...and not to mention our dear families and friends and to all who inspired us and helped make this album come to reality.

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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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