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Media (album)

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Released
  
March 24, 1998

Artist
  
The Faint

Producer
  
A. J. Mogis

Genre
  
Post-hardcore

Length
  
34:45

Release date
  
24 March 1998

Label
  
Saddle Creek

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Recorded
  
Whoopass Recording in Lincoln, Nebraska

Media (1998)
  
Blank-Wave Arcade (1999)

Similar
  
Sine Sierra, Blank‑Wave Arcade Remixes, Danse Macabre Remixes, Blank‑Wave Arcade, Danse Macabre

Media is the first studio album by new wave revivalists, The Faint. Formally known as Norman Bailer, this is the first album under the Faint name. It was released on March 24, 1998. A clear style change can be seen after this album's release, moving from a more Post-hardcore influenced style to new wave.

Contents

This album is the 21st release of Saddle Creek Records.

Track listing

  1. "Syntax Lies" – 3:39
  2. "Some Incriminating Photographs" – 3:09
  3. "As the Doctor Talks" – 3:16
  4. "Tandem: City to City" – 2:13
  5. "Repertoire of Uncommon Depth" – 3:42
  6. "Typing: 1974-2048" – 2:00
  7. "Lullaby for the..." – 0:54
  8. "Acting: On Campus Television" – 2:34
  9. "(Getting<=>Giving the Lock)" – 2:49
  10. "Amorous in Bauhaus Fashion" – 3:01
  11. "There's Something Not As Valid When the Scenery Is a Postcard" – 2:33
  12. "An Allusion Passes Through the Bar" – 6:57
  13. "Defy the Ailments" (Hidden track) – 2:05

Songs

1Syntax Lies3:39
2Some Incriminating Photographs3:06
3As the Doctor Talks3:16

References

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