Danse Macabre

2003 album and third so far from Nebraska's electo-rockers. Highly recommended, NME gives the album 8 out of 10. City Slang.

The old saying goes that if you pretend to be something long enough, you'll eventually become it. If this is true, then the men of the Faint must have spent a lot of time between their rocking debut album, Media, and their third full-length, Danse Macabre, practicing their Duran Duran, Cure, and Depeche Mode impressions. In the process, they have become all that is, was, and probably ever shall be good about new wave music, combining arty electronics with smart social commentary to create an album that is sublime in its ability to recall more goth-rock times while still coming across as entirely original. Songs such as "Posed to Death" and "The Conductor" take on sounds of the band's contemporaries--in these cases, Marilyn Manson and Daft Punk, respectively--but their doing so seems rooted in clever reclamation of new wave sounds appropriated by current artists. In making angular, passionate, and hypnotic music, the Faint are not out to give a history lesson but rather to move a languorous generation of indie kids. And whether mentally or physically or both, Danse Macabre will do just that. --Sarah A. Sternau

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-09-2007; pioneers in the new millennium retro wave....; Like The Killers, The Bravery, Shiny Toy Guns, HelloGoodbye, and The Sounds, The Faint brings us the vibes of The Cure, New Order, and other 80s new wave bands, with a nice mix of synth driven dance tracks (agenda suicide, glass danse,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-27-2007; Such A Beast; Okay, so The Faint aren't doing anything new or revolutionary, but they have a pretty unique sound and definitely drop the smokin' dance-y tunes we have come to expect from them.Honestly, this record is loads of fun. It makes you want to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-26-2006; Incredible; This CD is incredible. Some songs are good, some songs are incredible. Go and buy this CD right now! The best songs on this cd are:1. Glass Danse2. Your retro career melted3. Agenda Suicide4. Let the poison spill from your throat5. Total...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-16-2006; Dance of the Dead; "Dance Macabre" literally means "Dance of the Dead" and is an achaiac traditon of dancing with the corpse at a funeral; sort of like a final party thing. That being said, the title seems very approprate for the very goth-rock inspired,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-09-2007; pioneers in the new millennium retro wave....; Like The Killers, The Bravery, Shiny Toy Guns, HelloGoodbye, and The Sounds, The Faint brings us the vibes of The Cure, New Order, and other 80s new wave bands, with a nice mix of synth driven dance tracks (agenda suicide, glass danse,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-17-2002; Describing this is very possible...; If I wanted to hear old New Order music I'd put in Substance. The music on this album is great, but it's only new to listeners not familiar with the mid-80s new wave dance scene. To praise this music as somehow revolutionary is...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-08-2005; Wow this is original...NOT; Stealing everything from the best of the 80s synth bands doesn't mean that this is good. Duran Duran, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode...they were all alright the first time around but there's really no need to recycle them. So...; read full review | report as inappropriate