High Expectations / Low Results

Recording Info

The album was engineered and mixed by Steven Batke, with additional engineering by Graham Lessard and Terry Paholek. It was mastered by Phil Demetro at The Lacquer Channel. Tracks 2 and 5 to 8 were mixed at The Bunker.

Track Highlights

• High Expectations — The opening track is an instrumental.
• Instantly Loved — An aggressive song.
• Memories of Places We've Never Been — A Cure tribute song.
• Will You Tell Me Then — Featured in the video game Mass Effect.
• Twenty-Three — Features a vocoder.

Personnel

• Steven Batke (Vocals, Guitar, Engineering, Mixing)
• Tim Batke (Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards)
• Paul Arnusch (Drums)
• Joel Hitchcock (Keyboards (additional))
• Alanna Van Leeuwen (Additional Personnel)
• Graham Lessard (Additional Engineering, Mixing)
• Terry Paholek (Additional Engineering, Mixing)
• Phil Demetro (Mastering)

Significance

Faunts' debut album helped them gain recognition in the Canadian indie music scene, fitting into the expansive, "dreampop" sound alongside bands like Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene. One reviewer noted that the album title suggests the band is self-conscious and that the sound of the album is a low result in the manner of expectations. However, the reviewer also describes the album's overall sound as dreamy post-pop.