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| Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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Beat Diet: The Faint
By Orange Peel Moses @ 1:24 PM :: 1672 Views ::
0 Comments :: Music: Artist Spotlight, Nightlife, Events
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txt: Orangepeelmoses.com
The Faint is hands down one of my all-time favorite bands. New wavy vocals, consistently interesting lyrical territory, cutting-edge instrumentation, angular yet memorable melodies, a danceable backbeat, democratic songwriting and ever-evolving live visuals are a few of my favorite things about The Faint. Although I rarely place too much faith in genre handles, “dance rock” is the one I would choose with a barrel to my dome. So-called hipsters make up the vast majority of their devoted fan base, but many, like myself, might also straddle multiple demographics. Fasciinatiion, the band’s first fully self-produced, self-released affair since jumping ship from longtime Omaha-based label Saddle Creek, dropped in August on brand new vanity imprint blank.wav. Contrary to the opening lines of “Machine in the Ghost,” a keyboard glitch was apparently responsible for the spell check-defying title. Their last pit stop at the Ogden was packed to capacity with dripping hipsters capable of reciting front man Todd Fink’s aural diary almost verbatim, with photographic memory-caliber zeal. Fink donned goggles and a lab coat, consciously exaggerating the band’s already massive mad scientist vibes. Perspiration poured from pores as the band tore through an eclectic set list with the laser-like precision of binary code. “I Treat You Wrong,” a meditation on fighting with a lover, was a hands down standout in the new material department. “Forever Growing Centipedes” was memorable as well. Although I inherited a slightly higher propensity towards fainting from my father, remaining vertical for the duration of the performance was a virtual Cakewalk in the park.
May 5th @ The Ogden
TheFaint.com
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