Friendships Often Fade Away is the debut album by the American post punk band Audio Learning Center, released in 2002 through Vagrant Records.

[6][7] The Pitch wrote that singer "[Christopher] Brady’s most effective material recalls mournful tales of souls haunted by tainted love and shattered pasts.

"[8] All lyrics are written by Christopher E. Brady; all music is composed by Christopher E. Brady, Steven Birch, Paul Johnson