Artist
The Faint
The Faint is a dance artist from Omaha, Nebraska formed in 1994. 14 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Dance · Omaha, Nebraska · Best dance albums
- 14
- Releases
- 1998–2025
- Active years
- 1994
- Formed
Artist
The Faint is a dance artist from Omaha, Nebraska formed in 1994. 14 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Dance · Omaha, Nebraska · Best dance albums
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Danse Macabre
2001 · 9 tracks
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen 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, though the Faint continued to share a spot with Bright Eyes on Saddle Creek Records. Growing up, Fink, Petersen, and Baechle skateboarded in their free time until Fink developed knee problems, which shifted their hobbies towards making music. 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. 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. Before recording the album however, Jones left the band and was…
