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{{short description|American indie rock band}}
{{short description|American indie rock band}}
{{refimprove|date=June 2016}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Faint
| name = The Faint
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| caption = The Faint live on tour 2008
| caption = The Faint live on tour 2008
| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Omaha, Nebraska]], U.S.
| origin = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-punk revival]], [[dance-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[post-punk revival]], [[dance-punk]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| years_active = 1995–present
| years_active = 1995–present
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| associated_acts = [[Vverevvolf Grehv]], [[Broken Spindles]], Depressed Buttons, [[Digital Leather]], TIT, [[Reptar (band)|Reptar]]
| associated_acts = [[Vverevvolf Grehv]], [[Broken Spindles]], Depressed Buttons, [[Digital Leather]], TIT, [[Reptar (band)|Reptar]]
| website = {{URL|www.thefaint.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.thefaint.com}}
| current_members = [[Todd Fink]]<br />Graham Ulicny<br />[[Dapose]]<br />[[Clark Baechle]]
| current_members = [[Todd Fink]]<br />Graham Ulicny<br />Dapose<br />[[Clark Baechle]]
| past_members = [[Conor Oberst]]<br />Matt Bowen<br /> [[Joel Petersen]]<br/>[[Jacob Thiele]] (deceased)
| past_members = [[Conor Oberst]]<br />Matt Bowen<br /> [[Joel Petersen]]<br/>Jacob Thiele (deceased)
}}
}}


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==History==
==History==
Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle [[Skateboarding|skateboarded]] in their free time, until Fink developed knee problems, which shifted their hobbies towards making music.<ref name=faintyoutubeinterview>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyycYQfIhjg The Faint // Youtube Interview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520044638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyycYQfIhjg |date=May 20, 2016 }}, ''BeatLawrence Interviews the Faint'', (2007-10-21). Retrieved 2008-05-09.</ref> 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. After adding Matt Bowen, the Faint released ''[[Media (album)|Media]]''. At the end of 1998, [[Jacob Thiele]] joined the band, and shortly thereafter, Matt Bowen was replaced by Ethan Jones. They toured the [[United States|U.S.]], playing what would become the songs that would comprise the next album, ''[[Blank-Wave Arcade]]'', which had a more dance and techno influenced sound and was an underground hit.<ref name=lazy-i_interview>[http://www.timmcmahan.com/macabre.htm Lazy-i // Interview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915010806/http://www.timmcmahan.com/macabre.htm |date=September 15, 2015 }}, ''The Faint: men in black'', (2001-08-15). Retrieved 2008-05-09.</ref> Before recording the album, however, Jones left the band and was replaced on bass guitar by Joel Petersen, who played both bass and guitar on the album. Partway through the creation of ''[[Danse Macabre (album)|Danse Macabre]]'', the Faint added Dapose, a [[death metal]] guitarist formerly of LEAD. Their next album, recorded with [[Mike Mogis]] and released in 2004, was called ''[[Wet from Birth]]''. Conor Oberst claimed in an August 2020 interview with [[Pitchfork Magazine]] that The Faint were offered a major label record deal, but turned it down out of loyalty and commitment to [[Saddle Creek]], which at the time was still a collaborative project between members of The Faint, [[Cursive]] and [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]]. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Sodomsky |first1=Sam |title=The Music That Made Conor Oberst |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/the-music-that-made-bright-eyes-conor-oberst/|website=pitchfork.com|publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>
The band originally consisted of [[Clark Baechle]], [[Todd Fink]] (formerly Todd Baechle), and [[Joel Petersen]]. Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle [[Skateboarding|skateboarded]] in their free time, until Fink developed knee problems, which shifted their hobbies towards making music.<ref name=faintyoutubeinterview>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyycYQfIhjg The Faint // Youtube Interview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520044638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyycYQfIhjg |date=May 20, 2016 }}, ''BeatLawrence Interviews the Faint'', (2007-10-21). Retrieved 2008-05-09.</ref> They signed to [[Saddle Creek Records]] and released a few singles, but were unable to establish widespread sales. After adding Matt Bowen, the Faint released ''[[Media (album)|Media]]''. At the end of 1998, [[Jacob Thiele]] joined the band, and shortly thereafter, Matt Bowen was replaced by Ethan Jones. They toured the [[United States|U.S.]], playing what would become the songs that would comprise the next album, ''[[Blank-Wave Arcade]]'', which had a more dance and techno-influenced sound and was an underground hit.<ref name=lazy-i_interview>[http://www.timmcmahan.com/macabre.htm Lazy-i // Interview] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915010806/http://www.timmcmahan.com/macabre.htm |date=September 15, 2015 }}, ''The Faint: men in black'', (2001-08-15). Retrieved 2008-05-09.</ref> Before recording the album, however, Jones left the band and was replaced on bass guitar by Joel Petersen, who played both bass and guitar on the album. Partway through the creation of ''[[Danse Macabre (The Faint album)|Danse Macabre]]'', the Faint added Dapose, a [[death metal]] guitarist formerly of LEAD. Their next album, recorded with [[Mike Mogis]] and released in 2004, was called ''[[Wet from Birth]]''. Conor Oberst claimed in an August 2020 interview with [[Pitchfork Magazine]] that The Faint were offered a major label record deal, but turned it down out of loyalty and commitment to Saddle Creek, which at the time was still a collaborative project between members of The Faint, [[Cursive_(band)|Cursive]] and [[Bright Eyes (band)|Bright Eyes]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sodomsky |first1=Sam |title=The Music That Made Conor Oberst |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/the-music-that-made-bright-eyes-conor-oberst/|website=pitchfork.com|date=21 August 2020 |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=March 6, 2021}}</ref>


In May 2008, the Faint announced that they had split from [[Saddle Creek]], and that their fifth studio album would be self-released under their own label, blank.wav. The album, entitled ''[[Fasciinatiion]]'', was released on August 5, 2008 in the U.S. The first single from the album was "The Geeks Were Right", which was released on [[Boys Noize]] Records. It was also announced that the band would tour North America with British electronic group [[Ladytron]] during the spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/64480/ladytron |title=Ladytron and the Faint to Tour Together |access-date=2009-02-13 |date=2009-02-12 |publisher=[[idiomag]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219171115/http://idiomag.com/peek/64480/ladytron |archive-date=February 19, 2009 }}</ref>
In May 2008, the Faint announced that they had split from Saddle Creek, and that their fifth studio album would be self-released under their own label, blank.wav. The album, entitled ''[[Fasciinatiion]]'', was released on August 5, 2008, in the U.S. The first single from the album was "The Geeks Were Right", which was released on [[Boys Noize]] Records. It was also announced that the band would tour North America with British electronic group [[Ladytron]] during the spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/64480/ladytron |title=Ladytron and the Faint to Tour Together |access-date=2009-02-13 |date=2009-02-12 |publisher=[[idiomag]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219171115/http://idiomag.com/peek/64480/ladytron |archive-date=February 19, 2009 }}</ref>


Since the release of ''[[Fasciinatiion]]'', two of the band members, [[Clark Baechle]] and [[Todd Fink]] have been quietly, with little advertising, performing under the name Depressed Buttons, playing remixes of other artists, and DJing for various small clubs and venues.
Since the release of ''Fasciinatiion'', two of the band members, Clark Baechle and Todd Fink have been quietly, with little advertising, performing under the name Depressed Buttons, playing remixes of other artists, and DJing for various small clubs and venues.


The band performed an original song "Teach Me Teacher" on the children's show [[Yo Gabba Gabba!]] in the third-season episode "School", which originally aired September 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8frUBgyoP4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/L8frUBgyoP4| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Teach Me - The Faint - Yo Gaba Gaba |access-date=2021-03-06 |date=2010-09-10}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The band performed an original song "Teach Me Teacher" on the children's show [[Yo Gabba Gabba!]] in the third-season episode "School", which originally aired September 19, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8frUBgyoP4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/L8frUBgyoP4| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Teach Me - The Faint - Yo Gaba Gaba |website=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2021-03-06 |date=2010-09-10}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


On October 30, 2012, [[Saddle Creek Records]] released a deluxe edition of ''[[Danse Macabre (album)|Danse Macabre]]'' with the original album remastered, bonus and unreleased tracks, and a DVD of archival footage, live projections from that era's tour dates, and live footage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saddle-creek.com/store/550 |title=The Faint Danse Macabre (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] |access-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825161638/http://saddle-creek.com/store/550 |archive-date=25 August 2012 }}</ref> The band announced that it would play ''[[Danse Macabre (album)|Danse Macabre]]'' in its entirety along with fan favorites during a tour of 24 cities across North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefaint.com/ |title=The Faint website |access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref>
On October 30, 2012, Saddle Creek Records released a deluxe edition of ''Danse Macabre'' with the original album remastered, bonus and unreleased tracks, and a DVD of archival footage, live projections from that era's tour dates, and live footage.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saddle-creek.com/store/550 |title=The Faint Danse Macabre (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] |access-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825161638/http://saddle-creek.com/store/550 |archive-date=25 August 2012 }}</ref> The band announced that it would play ''Danse Macabre'' in its entirety along with fan favorites during a tour of 24 cities across North America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefaint.com/ |title=The Faint website |access-date=15 September 2012}}</ref>


In 2016, Graham Ulicny (of [[Reptar (band)|Reptar]]) replaced Jacob Thiele on keyboards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2016/oct/19/interview-faint-frontman-todd-fink-gang-of-four/ |title=Frontman Todd Fink Talks 'Refuturizing' The Faint and Touring with Gang of Four' |access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> Thiele died on February 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coffey |first1=Kevin |title=Former member of The Faint, Jacob Thiele, has died. He helped Omaha music get recognized |url=https://www.omaha.com/entertainment/former-member-of-the-faint-jacob-thiele-has-died-he/article_1f9d1893-38d5-56d2-b437-5a890af269b5.html |website=Omaha.com |publisher=The Omaha World-Herald |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2016, Graham Ulicny (of [[Reptar (band)|Reptar]]) replaced Jacob Thiele on keyboards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2016/oct/19/interview-faint-frontman-todd-fink-gang-of-four/ |title=Frontman Todd Fink Talks 'Refuturizing' The Faint and Touring with Gang of Four' |date=19 October 2016 |access-date=21 August 2017}}</ref> Thiele died on February 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coffey |first1=Kevin |title=Former member of The Faint, Jacob Thiele, has died. He helped Omaha music get recognized |url=https://www.omaha.com/entertainment/former-member-of-the-faint-jacob-thiele-has-died-he/article_1f9d1893-38d5-56d2-b437-5a890af269b5.html |website=Omaha.com |date=14 February 2020 |publisher=The Omaha World-Herald |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Members==
===Current members===
⚫
*[[Todd Fink]] &mdash; vocals, keyboards, guitar <small>(1995–present)</small>
*[[Clark Baechle]] &mdash; drums, percussion <small>(1995–present)</small>
*[[Todd Fink]] &ndash; vocals, keyboards, guitar <small>(1995–present)</small>
*[[Dapose]] (Michael Dappen) (born May 22, 1979) &mdash; guitar <small>(2001–present)</small>
*[[Clark Baechle]] &ndash; drums, percussion <small>(1995–present)</small>
*Graham Ulicny &mdash; keyboards, vocals <small>(2016–present)</small>
*[[Dapose]] (Michael Dappen) &ndash; guitar <small>(2001–present)</small>
⚫
*Graham Ulicny &ndash; keyboards, vocals <small>(2016–present)</small>


===Former members===
===Former members===
*[[Conor Oberst]] &mdash; guitar, vocals <small>(1995)</small>
*[[Conor Oberst]] &ndash; guitar, vocals <small>(1995)</small>
*[[Matt Bowen (musician)|Matt Bowen]] &mdash; bass, keyboards <small>(1995–1998)</small>
*[[Matt Bowen (musician)|Matt Bowen]] &ndash; bass, keyboards <small>(1995–1998)</small>
* Ethan Jones &mdash; bass <small>(1998-1999)</small>
* Ethan Jones &ndash; bass <small>(1998-1999)</small>
*[[Jacob Thiele]] (July 6, 1979-February 14, 2020) &mdash; keyboards, vocals <small>(1998–2016) (died 2020)</small>
*[[Jacob Thiele]] &ndash; keyboards, vocals <small>(1998–2016, died 2020)</small>
*[[Joel Petersen]] &mdash; guitar <small>(1995–2008)</small>, bass, programming <small>(1999-2008)</small>
*[[Joel Petersen]] &ndash; guitar <small>(1995–2008)</small>, bass, programming <small>(1999-2008)</small>


===Timeline===
====Timeline====
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! Year
! Year
! Album details
! Album details
! width="50"|{{small|[[Billboard 200|US]]}}<br /><ref name=us>https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-faint/chart-history/tlp/</ref>
! width="50"|{{small|[[Billboard 200|US]]}}<br /><ref name=us>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-faint/chart-history/tlp/|title = The Faint|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
! width="50"|{{small|[[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie]]}}<br /><ref>https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-faint/chart-history/ind/</ref>
! width="50"|{{small|[[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie]]}}<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-faint/chart-history/ind/|title = The Faint|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
|1995
|1995
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*Released: 1998
*Released: 1998
*Label: [[Saddle Creek]] {{small|(LBJ-21)}}
*Label: [[Saddle Creek]] {{small|(LBJ-21)}}
*Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]]
*Format: [[CD]]
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
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|-
|-
|2001
|2001
| ''[[Danse Macabre (album)|Danse Macabre]]''
| ''[[Danse Macabre (The Faint album)|Danse Macabre]]''
*Released: August 21, 2001
*Released: August 21, 2001
*Label: Saddle Creek {{small|(LBJ-37}}
*Label: Saddle Creek {{small|(LBJ-37)}}
*Format: CD, LP
*Format: CD, LP
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
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| ''[[Wet from Birth]]''
| ''[[Wet from Birth]]''
*Released: September 14, 2004
*Released: September 14, 2004
*Label: Saddle Creek {{small|(LBJ-67}}
*Label: Saddle Creek {{small|(LBJ-67)}}
*Format: CD, LP
*Format: CD, LP
| align="center" | 99
| align="center" | 99
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| ''[[Fasciinatiion]]''
| ''[[Fasciinatiion]]''
*Released: August 5, 2008
*Released: August 5, 2008
*Label: blank.wav {{small|(.WAV 01}}
*Label: blank.wav {{small|(.WAV 01)}}
*Format: CD, 2-LP
*Format: CD, 2-LP
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| align="center" | 46
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| ''[[Doom Abuse]]''
| ''[[Doom Abuse]]''
*Released: April 8, 2014
*Released: April 8, 2014
*Label: SQE Music {{small|(SQE 145-S}}
*Label: SQE Music {{small|(SQE 145-S)}}
*Format: CD, 2-LP
*Format: CD, 2-LP
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| align="center" | 199
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|''CAPSULE:1999-2016''
|''CAPSULE:1999-2016''
*Released: September 30, 2016
*Released: September 30, 2016
*Label: Saddle Creek {{small|(LBJ-245}}
*Label: Saddle Creek {{small|(LBJ-245)}}
*Format: CD, 2-LP/7"
*Format: CD, 2-LP/7"
|}
|}
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|''Mote/Dust''
|''Mote/Dust''
*Released: 2001
*Released: 2001
*Label: [[Gold Standard Laboratories]] {{small|(GSL47}}
*Label: [[Gold Standard Laboratories]] {{small|(GSL47)}}
*Format: 12"
*Format: 12-inch
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
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*Released: November 2012
*Released: November 2012
*Label: Self-Released
*Label: Self-Released
*Format: 12"
*Format: 12-inch
*Note: Sold on tour, also available in the deluxe vinyl edition of ''Doom Abuse''
*Note: Sold on tour, also available in the deluxe vinyl edition of ''Doom Abuse''
|-
|-
|2019
|2012
|''This Never Happened''
|''This Never Happened''
*Released: 2019
*Released: 2019
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|"[[Agenda Suicide]]"
|"[[Agenda Suicide]]"
| [[City Slang]] {{small|(20220-2)}}
| [[City Slang]] {{small|(20220-2)}}
|rowspan="2"|''[[Danse Macabre]]''
|rowspan="2"|''[[Danse Macabre (The Faint album)|Danse Macabre]]''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003
|rowspan="2"|2003
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===Splits===
===Splits===
*''Music Me All Over (Split 7")'' (Norman Bailer) (Rolling Hill Records and Lumberjack)
*''Music Me All Over'' (split 7-inch) (as Norman Bailer) (Rolling Hill Records and Lumberjack)
*''[[The Faint/Ex-Action Figures (Split 7")]]'' (1999 · Saddle Creek)
*''The Faint/Ex-Action Figures'' (split 7-inch) (1999, Saddle Creek)


===Remixes===
===Remixes===
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;Albums
;Albums
*''Zombie Aesthetics'' - [[Relapse Records]] 2008
*''Zombie Aesthetics'' - [[Relapse Records]] 2008

===Broken Spindles===
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Broken Spindles
| image =
| caption =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
| years_active = 2001&ndash;2011
| label = [[Saddle Creek]]
| associated_acts = The Faint, [[Conor Oberst]], [[The Show Is the Rainbow]]
| past_members = Joel Petersen
}}

''[[Broken Spindles]]'' was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs. Broken Spindles originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film.


==See also==
==See also==
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The Faint
The Faint live on tour 2008
The Faint live on tour 2008
Background information
OriginOmaha, Nebraska
GenresIndie rock, post-punk revival, dance-punk, new wave
Years active1995–present
LabelsBlank.wav, Saddle Creek, Astralwerks
MembersTodd Fink
Graham Ulicny
Dapose
Clark Baechle
Past membersConor Oberst
Matt Bowen
Joel Petersen
Jacob Thiele (deceased)
Websitewww.thefaint.com

The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom The Faint toured in 2005). He quit shortly after the band was formed,[1] though the Faint continued to share a spot with Bright Eyes on Saddle Creek Records.

History

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The band originally consisted of Clark Baechle, Todd Fink (formerly Todd Baechle), and Joel Petersen. Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle skateboarded in their free time, until Fink developed knee problems, which shifted their hobbies towards making music.[2] They signed to Saddle Creek Records and released a few singles, but were unable to establish widespread sales. After adding Matt Bowen, the Faint released Media. At the end of 1998, Jacob Thiele joined the band, and shortly thereafter, Matt Bowen was replaced by Ethan Jones. They toured the U.S., playing what would become the songs that would comprise the next album, Blank-Wave Arcade, which had a more dance and techno-influenced sound and was an underground hit.[3] Before recording the album, however, Jones left the band and was replaced on bass guitar by Joel Petersen, who played both bass and guitar on the album. Partway through the creation of Danse Macabre, the Faint added Dapose, a death metal guitarist formerly of LEAD. Their next album, recorded with Mike Mogis and released in 2004, was called Wet from Birth. Conor Oberst claimed in an August 2020 interview with Pitchfork Magazine that The Faint were offered a major label record deal, but turned it down out of loyalty and commitment to Saddle Creek, which at the time was still a collaborative project between members of The Faint, Cursive and Bright Eyes.[4]

In May 2008, the Faint announced that they had split from Saddle Creek, and that their fifth studio album would be self-released under their own label, blank.wav. The album, entitled Fasciinatiion, was released on August 5, 2008, in the U.S. The first single from the album was "The Geeks Were Right", which was released on Boys Noize Records. It was also announced that the band would tour North America with British electronic group Ladytron during the spring.[5]

Since the release of Fasciinatiion, two of the band members, Clark Baechle and Todd Fink have been quietly, with little advertising, performing under the name Depressed Buttons, playing remixes of other artists, and DJing for various small clubs and venues.

The band performed an original song "Teach Me Teacher" on the children's show Yo Gabba Gabba! in the third-season episode "School", which originally aired September 19, 2010.[6]

On October 30, 2012, Saddle Creek Records released a deluxe edition of Danse Macabre with the original album remastered, bonus and unreleased tracks, and a DVD of archival footage, live projections from that era's tour dates, and live footage.[7] The band announced that it would play Danse Macabre in its entirety along with fan favorites during a tour of 24 cities across North America.[8]

In 2016, Graham Ulicny (of Reptar) replaced Jacob Thiele on keyboards.[9] Thiele died on February 13, 2020.[10]

Members

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Current members

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  • Todd Fink – vocals, keyboards, guitar (1995–present)
  • Clark Baechle – drums, percussion (1995–present)
  • Dapose (Michael Dappen) – guitar (2001–present)
  • Graham Ulicny – keyboards, vocals (2016–present)

Former members

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  • Conor Oberst – guitar, vocals (1995)
  • Matt Bowen – bass, keyboards (1995–1998)
  • Ethan Jones – bass (1998-1999)
  • Jacob Thiele – keyboards, vocals (1998–2016, died 2020)
  • Joel Petersen – guitar (1995–2008), bass, programming (1999-2008)

Timeline

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Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album details US
[11] 		US
Indie
[12]
1995 Sine Sierra (as Norman Bailer) — —
1998 Media — —
1999 Blank-Wave Arcade
  • Released: November 1, 1999
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-28)
  • Format: CD, LP
 — —
2001 Danse Macabre
  • Released: August 21, 2001
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-37)
  • Format: CD, LP
 — —
2004 Wet from Birth
  • Released: September 14, 2004
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-67)
  • Format: CD, LP
 99 9
2008 Fasciinatiion
  • Released: August 5, 2008
  • Label: blank.wav (.WAV 01)
  • Format: CD, 2-LP
 46 6
2014 Doom Abuse
  • Released: April 8, 2014
  • Label: SQE Music (SQE 145-S)
  • Format: CD, 2-LP
 199 30
2019 Egowerk
  • Released: March 15, 2019
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-279)
  • Format: CD, LP
 — 26

Remix albums

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Year Album details
2000 Blank-Wave Arcade Remixes
  • Released: May 29, 2000
  • Labels: Saddle Creek (lbj-33), Blood Of The Young Records – (young-015)
  • Format: LP
2003 Danse Macabre Remixes
  • Released: April 1, 2003
  • Labels: Astralwerks (ASW 83269-2)
  • Format: CD, 3-LP

Compilation albums

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Year Album details
2016 CAPSULE:1999-2016
  • Released: September 30, 2016
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-245)
  • Format: CD, 2-LP/7"

EPs

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Year Album details
2016 Mote/Dust
2012 Evil Voices
  • Released: November 2012
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Format: 12-inch
  • Note: Sold on tour, also available in the deluxe vinyl edition of Doom Abuse
2019 This Never Happened
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Sold during the 2019 tour

Singles

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Retail singles

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Year Single Label Album
2002 "Agenda Suicide" City Slang (20220-2) Danse Macabre
2003 "The Conductor" City Slang (20216-2)
"Agenda Suicide" (remixes) Astralwerks (7243 547106 6 7) Danse Macabre Remixes
2004 "I Disappear" Saddle Creek (LBJ-66) Wet from Birth
2004 "Desperate Guys" Saddle Creek (LBJ-83)
2008 "The Geeks Were Right" Boysnoize (BNR 026) Fasciinatiion
2009 "Mirror Error" Boysnoize (BNR 033)

Promotional singles

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Year Single Label Album
1997 Norman Bailer ("Some Incriminating Photographs"/"Typing: 1974-2048") Saddle Creek Media
2004 "Southern Belles In London Sing" Saddle Creek Wet From Birth

Splits

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  • Music Me All Over (split 7-inch) (as Norman Bailer) (Rolling Hill Records and Lumberjack)
  • The Faint/Ex-Action Figures (split 7-inch) (1999, Saddle Creek)

Remixes

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Compilation appearances

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Other projects

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Vverevvolf Grehv

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Vverevvolf Grehv
OriginOmaha, Nebraska
Genres
Years active2007–present
LabelsRelapse Records
MembersDapose

Vverevvolf Grehv (pronounced as Werewolf Grave) is the brainchild of Dapose. The music of Vverevvolf Grehv combines the brutality of death metal, the tempos of speed metal and the sonic decimation of noise with the complexities of electronic music genres such as snare rush and IDM. He is influenced by Merzbow’s work, the writings of Howard Bloom, and numerous classical composers.

Albums

Broken Spindles

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Broken Spindles
OriginOmaha, Nebraska
Years active2001–2011
LabelsSaddle Creek
Past membersJoel Petersen

Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs. Broken Spindles originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Faint // Profile, The Faint, (2005-01-27). Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  2. ^ The Faint // Youtube Interview Archived May 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, BeatLawrence Interviews the Faint, (2007-10-21). Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  3. ^ Lazy-i // Interview Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The Faint: men in black, (2001-08-15). Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  4. ^ Sodomsky, Sam (21 August 2020). "The Music That Made Conor Oberst". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ladytron and the Faint to Tour Together". idiomag. 2009-02-12. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  6. ^ "Teach Me - The Faint - Yo Gaba Gaba". YouTube. 2010-09-10. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  7. ^ "The Faint Danse Macabre (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ^ "The Faint website". Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Frontman Todd Fink Talks 'Refuturizing' The Faint and Touring with Gang of Four'". 19 October 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  10. ^ Coffey, Kevin (14 February 2020). "Former member of The Faint, Jacob Thiele, has died. He helped Omaha music get recognized". Omaha.com. The Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  11. ^ "The Faint". Billboard.
  12. ^ "The Faint". Billboard.
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