Media (album) explained

Media
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Faint
Cover:	TheFaint-Media.jpg
Released:	March 24, 1998
Studio:	Whoopass Recording, Lincoln, Nebraska
Genre:	Post-hardcore
Length:	34:45
Label:	Saddle Creek
Producer:	A.J. Mogis
Prev Title:	Sine Sierra
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Blank-Wave Arcade
Next Year:	1999

Media is the second studio album by new wave revivalists The Faint and their first under that name; they had released their debut as Norman Bailer. It was released on March 24, 1998. A clear style change can be heard after this album's release, moving from a more post-hardcore influenced style to new wave.

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 (Shown with two arrow icons on the CD track list)

1. "Amorous in Bauhaus Fashion" – 3:01
2. "There's Something Not as Valid When the Scenery Is a Postcard" – 2:33
3. "An Allusion Passes Through the Bar" – 6:57
4. "Defy the Ailments" (hidden track) – 2:05

Personnel

• Todd Baechle – lead vocals, guitar
• Joel Petersen – guitar
• Matt Bowen – bass, backing vocals
• Clark Baechle – drums

External links

• The Faint official website
• Saddle Creek Records