Booking The Faint

The Faint Biography

The indie rock group known as The Faint was established in Nebraska in the early 1990’s, founded by members Todd Fink, Joel Peterson, and Clark Baechle, who were skateboarding buddies in their youth. After establishing themselves as a band, The Faint signed to Saddle Creek Records and added Matt Bowen to the lineup just before releasing their debut album, Media, in 1998.

Media was a moderate success, and the Faint launched an extensive tour to further promote their music and expand their fan base. After a few changes to the lineup and a shift to a more techno sound, the Faint released a series of remixes and then the sophomore album Danse Macabre in 2001. The album was followed by Danse Macabre Remixes (2003), Wet from Birth (2004), and Fasciinatiion (2008), which arrived after the Faint established their own record label, black.wav. The albums featured the songs “I Disappear,” “Desperate Guys,” “The Geeks Were Right,” and “Mirror Error.” In addition, the Faint released remixes of the songs “Dance to the Underground” (Radio 4); “We Are Rock” (Joy Electric); “Y Control” ( Yeah Yeah Yeahs); and “Meet Your Master” ( Nine Inch Nails.)

The Faint continues to perform with the current lineup of Fink, Baechle, Jacob Thiele, and Dapose. In addition, Dapose created the death metal band Vverevvolf Grehv in recent years, which has released the album Zombie Aesthetics (2008) on Relapse Records.