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The Faint is tagged as: indie, electronic, indie rock, dance, electronica

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 h...
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Top 10 The Faint Songs
Agenda Suicide
Glass Danse
I Disappear
Desperate Guys
Worked Up So Sexual
The Geeks Were Right
Southern Belles In London Sing
Posed to Death
Paranoiattack
Your Retro Career Melted
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Top 10 The Faint Albums
Wet From Birth
Danse Macabre
Fasciinatiion
Blank-Wave Arcade
Danse Macabre Remixes
Media
Fascination
Dance Macabre
Mote / Dust
I Disappear
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