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The Faint: Fasciinatiion

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Former Saddle Creek dwelllers try a little too hard

Omaha’s The Faint nails its whole sputtering, robotic, electro-pop thing in “The Geeks Were Right,” the first single from the band's fifth album, Fasciinatiion. In fact, the song could well be about the group's decision to revive—and rev up—the irresistible herky-jerky drive of keyboard-synthesized rock by the likes of Gary Numan, Kraftwerk and A Flock of Seagulls. The song flirts with awkwardness but coalesces into a rhythm so forceful you can almost see it stomping its way through the lyrics. The high- and low-pitched, surprisingly melodic blurts and bleeps coming from Jacob Thiele’s synthesizers play like a combined soundtrack for Forbidden Planet and American Bandstand, while the rest of the group—guitarist Dapose, bass player Joel Petersen and drummer Clark Baechle—deliver the sonic crunch.

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The Faint to release Fasciinatiion, tour

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Omaha quintet The Faint is releasing its fifth album, Fasciinatiion, on August 5. It will be the band's first album in four years, and the first album the group has written, recorded, produced, art directed and released completely by itself.


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