New Faint!



About damn time... I really hope they hit Cleveland when touring for this release!

(via Spinner)

The Faint wrote, recorded, produced and will release the new album on their own (on new imprint blank.wav), with the inspiration behind their independent attitude coming from bands of their youth.

"Fugazi, Superchunk -- bands like that -- they just took care of business and they made sure that they were not sacrificing their art along the way," Thiele says. "We've kind of always looked up to people that started their own labels and just kind of made it their lifestyle. The digital thing is what makes it possible for artists to do it more themselves. Now is the time. You can really take advantage of it and hopefully it will continue to flourish."

Though 'Fasciinatiion' took four years to make, Thiele says the group made a conscious decision to refrain from getting too out there."When I listen to our older records, I can't believe how fast some of the songs are," he says. "I'm like, 'What were we doing?' It's a little too bombastic sometimes. We've learned how to pace ourselves a little better, but it's still really upbeat. It's kind of what we do."

Posted: Sun - July 27, 2008 at 07:57 PM           |

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