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Omaha NE, United States (1995 – present)

The Faint is an indie rock/dance punk band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska in 1995 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 come back. They recently split from their longtime home Saddle Creek Records to record their latest album “Fasciinatiion” on their own label, “blank.wav”.

The band consists 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 electronica 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 4th album, released in 2004, is called Wet from Birth.

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. Guitarist Dapose also has a side-project, Vverevvolf Grehv, releasing his first album in 2008.

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DDDiego wrote:
Thursday morning

Awesome band.

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benthamand wrote:
Thursday morning

wow, this vid is amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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fuzzyvagina wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

come to amsterdam!

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TheFinalJoker wrote:
Sunday morning

Wet From Birth is still the best album. I hope their new record will come back to that style, although they changed their style slightly with every album...

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krazikilla wrote:
last week

huwet hurom birf

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timmooo wrote:
last week

fasciination is awesome

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Legolas310 wrote:
last week

These guy's really know how to put on a show :D

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AlbatrossinComa wrote:
13 days ago

Danse Macabre>Blank Wave Arcade>Wet From Birth>Fasciination=Media so they are still technically on saddle creek still because I am pretty sure Saddle Creek owns blank.wav and its just an imprint

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loveallpunk wrote:
13 days ago

i love this band¡¡.. are amazing¡¡

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Scott_25 wrote:
17 days ago

Wet From Birth>Danse Macabre>Blank Wave Arcade>Fasciinatiion>Media

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AlbatrossinComa wrote:
26 days ago

I love that Danse Macabre is such a gloomy sounding album. It's my favorite of theirs.

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vigimael wrote:
last month

Fasciinatiion is probably my favourite Faint album.

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VR515 wrote:
last month

Take the subway, fuck the street

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SeanVogel wrote:
last month

:)

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bexestabueno wrote:
last month

their similar artists are mostly those from NE. i dont know why they would use that as a comparison instead of the sound of the band, but whatever...

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truculenttyler wrote:
last month

i always thought their similar artists was strange too. it hasn't changed much. i don't like their new album much at all for the record.

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bexestabueno wrote:
last month

facinatiion is good tho. just takes a bit to get used to. at first i didnt like it either, but its become one of my favorite albums.

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akaronniedobbs wrote:
last month

new album is nuts, pleasantly surprised

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akaronniedobbs wrote:
last month

we got a flying machine!

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maryann2version wrote:
last month

Hell yes, Danse Macabre <3

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Dec 5 Goliath Music Fest Parque Alameda Poniente, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Dec 27 The Faint The Bourbon Theatre, Lincoln, NE, United States
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Broken Spindles Kiss/Kick (addendum) now available @ blankwav.com

5 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thefaint

Broken Spindles' new digital album Kiss/Kick (addendum) is now available through blankwav.com for only $7! As the Broken Spindles' website says: It contains 11 tracks consisting of previously ...

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