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2004 studio album by Lali Puna
Faking the Books
Studio album by Lali Puna
Released5 April 2004 (2004-04-05)
RecordedJune – November 2003
Studio
Genre
Length38:30
LabelMorr
ProducerMario Thaler
Lali Puna chronology
Scary World Theory
(2001) 		Faking the Books
(2004) 		Our Inventions
(2010)
Singles from Faking the Books
  1. "Left Handed"
    Released: 2 June 2003
  2. "Micronomic"
    Released: 13 July 2004

Faking the Books is the third studio album by German electronic music band Lali Puna. It was released on 5 April 2004 by Morr Music.

Faking the Books peaked at number 23 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Alternative Press5/5
Pitchfork7.5/10
Q
SpinB+
Stylus Magazine7/10
Uncut

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Faking the Books received an average score of 83 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Faking the Books was ranked at number five on Exclaim!'s "Electronic – Year in Review 2004" list.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Valerie Trebeljahr, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Faking the Books" (lyrics by Trebeljahr and Markus Acher)Acher4:00
2."Call 1-800-Fear"
  • Trebeljahr
  • Acher
3:24
3."Micronomic"Trebeljahr3:23
4."Small Things"Trebeljahr3:40
5."B-Movie"Trebeljahr3:13
6."People I Know"Acher3:05
7."Grin and Bear"
  • Trebeljahr
  • Acher
4:41
8."Geography-5"Trebeljahr2:27
9."Left Handed"
  • Trebeljahr
  • Acher
  • Max Punktezahl
3:44
10."Alienation"
  • Trebeljahr
  • Acher
4:01
11."Crawling by Numbers"Trebeljahr2:52
Total length:38:30

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Lali Puna

  • Valerie Trebeljahr
  • Markus Acher
  • Christoph Brandner
  • Christian Heiß

Additional musicians

  • Sebastian Hess – cello on "Crawling by Numbers"
  • Osamu Nambu – violin on "Alienation"
  • Max Punktezahl – guitar on "Left Handed"

Production

Design

  • Jan Kruse – cover artwork
  • John-Patrick Morarescu – photography

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 82
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 42
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) 23

References

  1. ^ "Electronic – Year in Review 2004". Exclaim!. 30 November 2004. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ Preissel, Jenn (16 April 2004). "Meeting People is Breezy". Spin. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. "Lali Puna: Left Handed". Morr Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. "Lali Puna: Micronomic". Morr Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  5. "Lali Puna: Faking The Books". Morr Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Lali Puna Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Faking The Books by Lali Puna Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  8. Kellman, Andy. "Faking the Books – Lali Puna". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  9. "Lali Puna: Faking the Books". Alternative Press. No. 190. May 2004. p. 110.
  10. Sylvester, Nick (25 April 2004). "Lali Puna: Faking the Books". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. "Lali Puna: Faking the Books". Q. No. 214. May 2004. p. 104.
  12. Miller, Derek (16 June 2004). "Lali Puna – Faking the Books". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 November 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  13. "Lali Puna – Faking The Books". Uncut. No. 84. May 2004. p. 99. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  14. Faking the Books (liner notes). Lali Puna. Morr Music. 2004. 044 MM.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. "Ultratop.be – Lali Puna – Faking the Books" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. "Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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