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The Faint is an indie rock/synth pop band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer, a reference to Norman Mailer. The band Norman Bailer also included Conor Oberst, of Bright Eyes, with whom The Faint toured in 2005. He left shortly after joining and wasn't let back into the band when he attempted to return. He therefore played no part in The Faint's current sound, though they currently share a spot with Bright Eyes on Saddle Creek Records, the Omaha-based label formed by Robb Nansel and Mike Mogis in 1993. The band originally consisted of Clark Baechle, Todd Fink (formerly known as Todd Baechle), and Joel Petersen. They signed to Saddle Creek Records and released a few singles, but were unable to establish widespread sales, though they were extremely popular in the Omaha-area. After adding Matt Bowen, The Faint released Media, which established them within a small, national community of fans. While touring, Bowen left and was replaced by Jacob Thiele who helped move the next album, Blank-Wave Arcade, towards a more dance and techno influenced sound. The album was an underground hit. Partway through the creation of the morose Danse Macabre, The Faint added Dapose, a death metal guitarist formerly of LEAD. Danse Macabre was also a critical and commercial success and has helped to establish a wider fanbase for the band. Their latest album, released in 2004, is called Wet from Birth. On December 12th, 2005, The Faint announced that they have moved out of The Orifice (a rented out warehouse they used to record Wet from Birth) and into a new, unnamed space where they will begin recording the tracks for their next album.
Recent rumors spawning from an online blog, Lazy-i, have circulated that The Faint will be leaving for American Recordings, and have their next album produced by the notable producer Rick Rubin. There has been no confirmation of the validity of this information, and Saddlecreek Records has neither denied nor affirmed this rumor, leaving this all to be rather speculative.
Band members
- Todd Fink - vocals, keyboards
- Jacob Thiele - keyboards, backup vocals
- Dapose - guitar
- Joel Petersen - bass guitar
- Clark Baechle - drums
Former members
Discography
Albums
- Sine Sierra (Norman Bailer) (1995 · Lumberjack)
- Media (1998 · Saddle Creek)
- Blank-Wave Arcade (1999 · Saddle Creek)
- Blank-Wave Arcade Remixes (2000)
- Danse Macabre (2001 · Saddle Creek)
- Danse Macabre Remixes (2003 · Astralwerks)
- Wet from Birth (2004 · Saddle Creek)
Singles & EPs
- Mote EP (2001 · Gold Standard Laboratories)
- Agenda Suicide (2002 · City Slang)
- I Disappear (2004 · Saddle Creek)
- ''Desperate Guys (2004 · Saddle Creek)
Splits
Compilations
- songs: "Worked Up So Sexual," "Take Me to the Hospital"
- song: "Agenda Suicide"
- song: "Hypnotised"
Trivia
- In 2002 bassist Joel Petersen released the first album from his solo project, Broken Spindles, and he has since released two subsequent albums and had a U.S. tour.
- In 2003, the song Glass Danse remixed by Paul Oakenfold was used on the soundtrack to the video game SSX 3.
- In 2005, the song I Disappear from the album Wet from Birth was used on the soundtrack to the video games Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and SSX on Tour.
- During the Digital Ash in a Digital Urn tour with Bright Eyes, they performed a cover of Neutral Milk Hotel's "Holland, 1945."
- They have a flash game about them called Dropkick the Faint (in reference to their song, "Dropkick the Punks") by Emogame creator, Jason Oda.
See also
External links
Interviews
- Interview at wenn's rockt! WebTV
- Lazy-i Interview: November 1999
- Lazy-i Interview: August 2001
- Lazy-i Interview: April 2003
- Lazy-i.com Column on American Recordings
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