The Faint - Fasciinatiion (2008)
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Omaha indie rockers the Faint released their new album, Fasciinatiion today, and DV8 brings it to us. Although they have historically been very close to Bright Eyes and Conor Oberst, don’t expect acoustic tinged emo rock out of this unit, as their stuff is generally higher energy with more pop influence. I’ve listened to a couple of this band’s older albums, and liked them quite a bit. If this sounds like your kind of thing, be sure to check it out.
The Faint are set to release their first album in four years ”Fasciinatiion” through their own, newly-formed label, blank.wav. ”Fasciinatiion”, The Faint’s fifth album, is the first in the band’s ten-year history to be written, recorded, produced, art directed and released entirely on their own. ”Fasciinatiion” is an album that draws on many defining facets of The Faint’s sound, while remaining completely different from anything else they’ve put out. A record whose themes include predictions and the future, tabloid culture, the allure of what may never be, childhood lost and more, ”Fasciinatiion” sounds as if it’s been beamed in from a satellite whose sole purpose is observing, and making sense of, the details of every day existence.
In certain ways, the album is the most mechanical and precise of the band’s work: The vocals sounds less human than ever before; the bass lines are more mangled, keyboards spiral and squeal out of control; electronic pings and stabs invade the melodies; the lyrical anxiety and disdain of previous albums pervades almost every song on ”Fasciinatiion”. Opener ”Get Seduced” is The Faint at their best, the song’s critique of celebrity culture matched with one of the finest choruses they’ve ever written.
Track Listing:
1. Get Seduced 4:22
2. The Geeks Were Right 2:56
3. Machine In The Ghost 3:19
4. Fulcrum And Lever 3:22
5. Psycho 2:51
6. Mirror Error 3:43
7. I Treat You Wrong 3:20
8. Forever Growing Centipedes 3:53
9. Fish In A Womb 3:16
10. A Battle Hymn For Children 3:58
Artist: The Faint
Title: Fasciinatiion
Label: Blank.wav
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 197kbit av.
Time: 00:35:00
Size: 51.99 mb
Rip Date: 2008-08-05
Str Date: 2008-08-05
Release Name: The_Faint-Fasciinatiion-2008-DV8
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