My Favorite Records: The Faint - Wet From Birth

I have been following The Faint almost since the band's beginning. The very beginning was Norman Bailer when the band was indie rock rather than the dance-punk that the band is know for now. The band's live shows are something even casual fans would find incredible.

As for Wet From Birth, the album has a lot of really good songs. They continue in the path that the band's prior album, Dance Macabre, had set. These tracks seem to be a little more experimental in places rather than straight up dance songs. Don't get me wrong, I've spent plenty of nights dancing to and playing songs from this album in clubs. Tracks like "Paranoiattack" and "I Disappear" made sure that all the indie kids would have something to dance to on their favorite club's indie night.

There were two singles released off this album, "I Disappear" and "Desperate Guys," both of which were relased as CD singles with extra tracks/remixes. "Desperate Guys" is actually one of my favorite songs on the album. It's a track about guys who can't seal the deal. " I figured desperate guys never had a chance with you." This is me. I suck with girls. But this song gave me an anthem to try to change from my unproductive ways. Still a work in progress I guess.

There are just a couple songs that don't really get my interest here but overall this is an amazing album in the legacy of The Faint and I will always be grateful to them for being willing to take chances and create interesting dance music.

The Faint - I Disappear (right click > Save Target As) via Saddle Creek Records

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PS: You might have heard of them from Joy Electric's 2 CD set, The Art And Craft Of Popular Music. They remixed "We Are Rock."