THE FAINT

Do you remember a time when the synthesized sounds of the ’80s were a

regular part of the modern musical landscape? The members of The Faint do,

because they were there when it started to happen. In fact, you could even

say they’re one of the main reasons it happened at all.

The Faint, founded in Omaha in the mid-‘90s, have always created against

the grain, disinterested in making anything except what their own inspiration

drives them to make. Each album since their 1998 debut Media has shifted

and evolved that desire. Some albums, like 1999’s Blank-Wave Arcade, came

from urgent, short recording processes, while others, like 2004’s Wet From

Birth, were more carefully constructed. For 2001’s Danse Macabre, they set

their sights a bit further afield, attempting to conjure the energy of bumping

Berlin dance floors from nearly 5,000 miles away in eastern Nebraska. The

musicians themselves are the constant, together embracing a style that is

truly unlike every other band out there.