Dance-punk OGs the Faint have a new album called Doom Abuse coming out soon, and the first two songs were as dark and punishing as that title suggests while still giving off a whiff of whimsy. “Dress Code,” another song from the record, turns up the whimsy significantly, to the point that its spastic synths [...]

After nearly six years without a new LP, the Faint charged back last month with a heavy, insistent single. Now there’s a new one that goes even harder. “Salt My Doom” is two minutes of non-stop attack. Vocals are shouted, drums pound, the synths thrash like crazy and the second you think they might slow [...]

At the dawn of the new millennium, Omaha’s the Faint was there for the ride as dance-punk morphed from a niche concern to the center of the indie rock universe and back. They haven’t released an album since 2008′s Fasciinatiion, but they went on a reunion tour in celebration of 2001′s much-loved Danse Maca...

Eleven years have passed since the Faint released Danse Macabre. With a deluxe remastered edition released today, the Faint have been traversing the country, playing the whole album in its entirety along with a few new recently recorded tracks like “Evil Voices.” They rattled a packed Fonda Theatre with their blinding strob...

10 years ago, Omaha synth-punks the Faint played one of the greatest live shows I’ve ever seen — a dark and physical assault that brought dark glamor and basement-hardcore energy in equal doses. That was when they were touring behind their excellent 2002 album Danse Macabre, which they’re just now reissuing. They&am...