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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,<ref name=faintprofile>The Faint // Profile, The Faint, (2005-01-27). Retrieved 2008-05-09.</ref> 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.<ref name=faintyoutubeinterview>The Faint // Youtube Interview Template:Webarchive, 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. 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.<ref name=lazy-i_interview>Lazy-i // Interview Template:Webarchive, 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 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</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.

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>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</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>Template:Cite web</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>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2016, Graham Ulicny (of Reptar) replaced Jacob Thiele on keyboards.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Thiele died on February 13, 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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 Template:Small
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1995 Sine Sierra (as Norman Bailer) — —
1998 Media — —
1999 Blank-Wave Arcade — —
2001 Danse Macabre
  • Released: August 21, 2001
  • Label: Saddle Creek Template:Small
  • Format: CD, LP
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2004 Wet from Birth
  • Released: September 14, 2004
  • Label: Saddle Creek Template:Small
  • Format: CD, LP
 99 9
2008 Fasciinatiion
  • Released: August 5, 2008
  • Label: blank.wav Template:Small
  • Format: CD, 2-LP
 46 6
2014 Doom Abuse
  • Released: April 8, 2014
  • Label: SQE Music Template:Small
  • Format: CD, 2-LP
 199 30
2019 Egowerk
  • Released: March 15, 2019
  • Label: Saddle Creek Template:Small
  • Format: CD, LP
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Remix albums

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Year Album details
2000 Blank-Wave Arcade Remixes
2003 Danse Macabre Remixes

Compilation albums

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Year Album details
2016 CAPSULE:1999-2016
  • Released: September 30, 2016
  • Label: Saddle Creek Template:Small
  • 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 Template:Small Danse Macabre
2003 "The Conductor" City Slang Template:Small
"Agenda Suicide" (remixes) Astralwerks Template:Small Danse Macabre Remixes
2004 "I Disappear" Saddle Creek Template:Small Wet from Birth
2004 "Desperate Guys" Saddle Creek Template:Small
2008 "The Geeks Were Right" Boysnoize Template:Small Fasciinatiion
2009 "Mirror Error" Boysnoize Template:Small

Promotional singles

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Year Single Label Album
1997 Norman Bailer Template:Small 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 (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 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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