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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.
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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aniym wrote:
Fasciination's synthpop was sounding dated in 2008. It's probably just as well that they've broken up, as another rehash of that sound in 2012 would probably sound terrible. BWA, DM and WFB are still good records though.
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WarLockd wrote:
Left eye spins in circles
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electricido wrote:
I need to see them live. Now.
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illiilliiil wrote:
Joel Peterson may be the best thing to come out of Omaha, tho
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illiilliiil wrote:
Dumb
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Audiobinge wrote:
Some Faint related reading material: http://www.thereader.com/index.php/comments/he_disappeared_the_rise_of_depressed_buttons/ and http://lazy-i.com/tag/the-faint/
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thornykins wrote:
Joel Petersen quit. The remaining members make music under Depressed Buttons: http://maddecent.com/artists/depressed-buttons
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what_happened wrote:
DO SOMETHING LAZEE FOCKERS
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HeyBrother wrote:
doejhneowfb jifdghiorwhgore'
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Hastard wrote:
i forget about this group!
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TriptheLight wrote:
what ever happened to the faint? they probably broke up
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puthegundownbud wrote:
one of the best live shows period. love this band!
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nateddog29 wrote:
wow i also just realized fasiinatiion came out 3 years ago. i think it's fully within our rights to demand a new album. and tour.
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Unknowingly wrote:
@oceanseacrest: Agreed.
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oceanseacrest wrote:
can they just....... come out with a new album already? i listened to danse macabre and wet from birth last night and i remembered why i love the faint so much and then i remembered why i hate them: they haven't done anything in three years!
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DonMajesto wrote:
SSX!
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hiddensinful wrote:
Why no shows?! This makes me very sad :(
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Cryolyser wrote:
Love Southern Belles :)
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Audiobinge wrote:
http://www.moshcam.com/the-faint/metro-theatre-271.aspx#/1-get-seduced
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aniym wrote:
so basically no word at all from these guys since fasciinatiion. last.fm stats showing that I listened to the leak of that on Jul 27 2008, so about 3 years ago. I was adamant that I wasn't going to wait another 4 years for another release. Used to be obsessed with these guys, but fasciinatiion was a pretty boring album except for 2-3 tracks. i'm worried that by the time the next one comes out, I'll have forgotten them entirely. this happened with massive attack. used to be my favorite group, and i still haven't listened to heligoland. 7 year wait? are you kidding me?
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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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