I have heard stories of the Faint selling ten thousand dollars of merch in a few hours at shows in California. I have seen the effects of this band on popular culture, on the style of thousands of kids in between hipsters and skaters. This was the one that made it, the successful crossover that music companies dream about. You can dance and be a rocker! You can listen to Saddle Creek and turn on the strobe light! Four years later the mania has died down but is about to be rekindled as the Faint release an album on their own label.

The new album? More chunky, less smooth. More rocky, less catchy. New ground, artistic ground, a little less maniac but with the trademark sound remaining, deep dried out vocals sung over broken glass synth. It should be huge.

The Faint- Machine in the Ghost
The Faint- Mirror Error

Buy it when it drops on August Fifth.