The Faint

The Faint
The Faint at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Background information
Origin	Omaha, Nebraska
Genre(s)	Indie rock Synth rock Disco punk
Years active	1995–present
Label(s)	Saddle Creek
Website	www.thefaint.com
Members
Todd Fink Jacob Thiele Dapose Joel Petersen Clark Baechle
Former members
Conor Oberst Matt Bowen

The Faint is an indie rock/synth rock 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.^[1]

Contents 1 Band members 1.1 Former members 2 Discography 2.1 Albums 2.2 Singles and EPs 2.3 Splits 2.4 Remixes 2.5 Compilations 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Interviews

Band members

• Todd Fink — vocals, keyboards
• Jacob Thiele — keyboards, backup vocals
• Dapose (Michael Dappen) — guitar
• Joel Petersen — bass guitar
• Clark Baechle — drums

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 and 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 Records)
• Nine Inch Nails - Meet Your Master (2007)

Compilations

• Saddle Creek 50 (2002 · Saddle Creek)
  • Songs: "Worked Up So Sexual", "Take Me to the Hospital"
• Liberation: Songs to Benefit PETA (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
• [1] 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

Saddle Creek Records
Artists
Art in Manila | Azure Ray | Beep Beep | Bright Eyes | Broken Spindles | Criteria | Cursive | Desaparecidos | Eric Bachmann | The Faint | Georgie James | The Good Life Maria Taylor | Mayday | Neva Dinova | Now It's Overhead | Orenda Fink | Son, Ambulance | Sorry About Dresden | Two Gallants
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Coco Art | The Cog Factory | Conor Oberst | Film Streams | Lagniappe | Music in Omaha | Presto! Recording Studios | Saddle Creek 50 Slowdown | Spend an Evening with Saddle Creek | Team Love Records | Tim Kasher