Media (album)
Encyclopedia
Media is the first studio album by New Wave
revivalists, The Faint
. 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
.
This album is the 21st release of Saddle Creek Records
.
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
revivalists, The Faint
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, Dapose, Joel Petersen and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst...
. 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
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
influenced style to New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
.
This album is the 21st release of Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
.
Track listing
- "Syntax Lies" – 3:39
- "Some Incriminating Photographs" – 3:09
- "As the Doctor Talks" – 3:16
- "Tandem: City to City" – 2:13
- "Repertoire of Uncommon Depth" – 3:42
- "Typing: 1974-2048" – 2:00
- "Lullaby for the..." – 0:54
- "Acting: On Campus Television" – 2:34
- "(Getting<=>Giving the Lock)" – 2:49
- "Amorous in Bauhaus Fashion" – 3:01
- "There's Something Not As Valid When the Scenery Is a Postcard" – 2:33
- "An Allusion Passes Through the Bar" – 6:57
- "Defy the Ailments" (Hidden track) – 2:05