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The Faint Unveil New Album, Out Aug. 5

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After four years of writing, recording, producing, and even art directing their much-anticipated new record all themselves, Omaha, NE’s the Faint have finally unveiled Fasciinatiion, and along with it, blank.wav, the quintet’s newfound label, which will drop the follow up to 2004’s Wet From Birth on stateside fans Aug. 5.

The fresh 10-track effort was conceived by the new-wave-lovin’ rockers — Todd Fink (vocals), Joel Petersen (bass/guitar), Clark Baechle (drums), Jacob Thiele (synthesizers), and Dapose (guitar/bass) — in their recording and art studio, named Enamel, which was constructed by the fivesome following their worldwide trek in 2005. Catch the Faint unveiling new tunes live this summer on a lengthy 24-date U.S. tour, kicking off July 27 in Des Moines, IA.

Fasciinatiion tracklisting:

1. “Get Seduced”
2. “The Geeks Were Right”
3. “Machine in the Ghost”
4. “Fulcrum and Lever”
5. “Psycho”
6. “Mirror Error”
7. “I Treat You Wrong”
8. “Forever Growing Centipedes”
9. “Fish in a Womb”
10. “A Battle Hymn for Children”

The Faint tour dates:

7/27, Des Moines, IA (Peoples Court)
7/28, Sioux Falls, SD (Ramkota Annex)
7/29, Denver, CO (Ogden Theatre)
7/30, Salt Lake City, UT (In the Venue)
7/31, Boise, ID (Big Easy Boise)
8/1, Vancouver, British Columbia (Commodore)
8/2, Seattle, WA (Showbox at the Market)
8/3, Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom)
8/4, San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore)
8/5, San Francisco, CA (Grand Ballroom)
8/7, Los Angeles, CA (Henry Fonda Theatre)
8/8, Los Angeles, CA (Henry Fonda Theatre)
8/9, San Diego, CA (Soma)
8/11, Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa)
8/12, Dallas, TX (Palladium)
8/14, Atlanta, GA (Variety Playhouse)
8/15, Carrboro, NC (Cats Cradle)
8/16, Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
8/17, Philadelphia, PA (Trocadero)
8/18, New York, NY (Terminal 5)
8/20, Worcester, MA (Palladium)
8/21, Toronto, Ontario (Opera House)
8/22, Chicago, IL (Vic Theatre)
8/23, Omaha, NE (Soko Auditorium)