Fasciinatiion
| Fasciinatiion | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 5, 2008 | |||
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| Length | 35:02 | |||
| Label | blank.wav | |||
| Producer | The Faint | |||
| The Faint chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 61/100 link |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Alternative Press | |
| Billboard | (neutral) link |
| Paste | link |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.0/10) link |
Fasciinatiion is the fifth studio album by American dance-punk band The Faint, released in the United States on August 5, 2008 through the group's independent label blank.wav.[1][2] The project followed the band's departure from Saddle Creek Records and marked their first album to be written, recorded, produced, art directed, and released entirely in-house.[3] Developed at the band's Enamel complex, the songs emphasize "a collaborative production process" and lyrics that wrestle with "futurist and existential questions."[3] The release was promoted by the single "The Geeks Were Right," which reached digital platforms in June 2008 and typified the album's forward-looking themes.[4]
The album is their first full-length release outside of Saddle Creek and on the new label blank.wav.[1] Working out of the newly constructed Enamel studio complex, the group handled engineering with bassist Joel Petersen acting as chief engineer and framed the album around future-facing narratives about technology, belief, and childhood agency.[3] Vocalist Todd Fink described the set as the band's most unfiltered representation to date, while Petersen highlighted the emotional intensity of the closing track "A Battle Hymn for Children."[3]
"The Geeks Were Right" is the first single from the album [5] and was officially released on iTunes at the end of June 2008.
The album was released in Australia through Inertia Music on September 20, 2008.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Seduced" | 4:23 |
| 2. | "The Geeks Were Right" | 2:56 |
| 3. | "Machine in the Ghost" | 3:20 |
| 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" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Fish in a Womb" | 3:16 |
| 10. | "A Battle Hymn for Children" | 3:58 |
| 11. | "The Geeks Were Right (Does It Offend You, Yeah? remix) (Mexico Bonus Track)" | 2:55 |
| 12. | "The Geeks Were Right (Boyz Noise vs. DIM remix) (Mexico Bonus Track)" | 5:40 |
| 13. | "The Geeks Were Right (Toy Selectah remix) (Mexico Bonus Track)" | 4:39 |
| 14. | "Mirror Error (Das Glow remix) (Mexico Bonus Track)" | 5:50 |
| 15. | "Mirror Error (Kinky remix) (Mexico Bonus Track)" | 4:14 |
Personnel
[edit]- Todd Fink — vocals, keyboards
- Jacob Thiele — keyboards, backing vocals
- Dapose (Michael Dappen) — guitars
- Joel Petersen — bass
- Clark Baechle — drums, percussion
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Harding, Cortney (May 12, 2008). "The Faint Launching Label With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
Omaha, Neb.,-based dance punk quintet the Faint has split with longtime label Saddle Creek and is launching its own imprint, blank.wav. The first release will be the band's fifth album…
- ^ Rob, Clockwork. "egoeccentric talks to... The Faint". Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Fasciinatiion". Bandcamp. blank.wav. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ Filter-Mag.com: 'The Geeks Were Right' Streaming Song
- ^ Filter-Mag.com: 'The Geeks Were Right' Streaming Song
