Omaha, Nebraska’s The Faint, those loveable champions of contemporary new wave rock & roll music (often re-branded as “dance-punk” or “electro-indie”) have returned with ‘The Geeks Were Right’, the tip of the iceberg that is one majorly anticipated cool record, the band’s upcoming fifth studio release, ‘Fasciinatiion’.

The faint freed themselves from their long-time position on the Saddle Creek roster, to start on their own imprint, blank.wav. The first release on blank.wav, ‘Fasciinatiion’ will be released August 5th. The 10-track LP is currently available for pre-order on wax and CD at Amazon.

MP3: The Faint - The Geeks Were Right

Before you go, get an ear full of classic, 1999 ‘Blank-Wave Arcade’ era, Faint on ‘Worked Up So Sexual’, and a pair from ’03s all remix album, ‘Danse Macabre Remixes’, on which The Faint get mixdowns from British drum & bass (and so much more) god, Photek and British house hero, Jacques Lu Cont under his Thin White Duke guise.

MP3: The Faint - Worked Up So Sexual

MP3: The Faint - Total Job (Photek Remix)

MP3: The Faint - The Conductor (Thin White Duke Remix)

The Faint tours the US (with limited Canadian dates too) beginning late July through August. Support comes courtesy of some more major favorites, Jaguar Love (former members of The Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves) and Shy Child. Epic? Yessir. Full dates and details on The Faint’s MySpace tour page.

The Faint are important. In addition to pre-orders for ‘Fasciination’ make sure your collection of prior records is on point: Get at Amazon or your favorite music spot.

Visit The Faint on MySpace or at the official site, Thefaint.com.

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