THE FAINT

'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 accepted 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 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 12, 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 space known only as ENAMEL to record their next album. The Faint // News, ''The Faint'', (2007-08-20)

Contents

Band members

Former members

Discography

Albums

Singles & EPs

Splits

Remixes

Compilations

See also

References

External links

Interviews

Band members

★ Todd Fink - vocals, keyboards

★ Jacob Thiele - keyboards, backup vocals

★ Dapose (Michael Dappen) - guitar

★ Joel Petersen - bass guitar

★ Clark Baechle - drums

★ Paul Mackenzie Braden - keyboards, synth

Former members

★ Matt Bowen

★ Conor Oberst

★ Matt Champagne

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

★ ''Music Me All Over (Split 7")'' (Rolling Hill Records and Lumberjack Records)

★ ''The Faint/Ex-Action Figures (Split 7")'' (1999 Saddle Creek)

Remixes

★ ''Radio 4 - Dance to the Underground'' (2002 · City Slang)

★ ''Joy Electric - We Are Rock'' (2002 · BEC Recordings)

★ ''Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control'' (2004 · Interscope Records / Polydor (UK))

★ ''Talking Heads - Pyscho Killer''(2004

★ ''Nine Inch Nails - Meet Your Master''(2007)

Compilations

★ ''Saddle Creek 50'' (2002 · Saddle Creek)
::songs: "Worked Up So Sexual", "Take Me to the Hospital"

★ '' (2003 · Fat Wreck Chords)
::song: "Agenda Suicide"

★ ''Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina'' (2005 · Saddle Creek)
::song: "Hypnotised"

See also

★ Broken Spindles

★ Beep Beep

References

External links

★ The Faint Official Website

★ The Faint at MySpace

★ The Faint on FreeIndie

★ The Faint at Last.fm

★ The Faint Complete Discography

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

★ The Faint beatLawrence.com video interview

★ The Faint Prefixmag.com interview