In yet another example of how well some dance-rock records have aged (see also: Bloc Party’s recent show), The Faint have lined up an expanded, remastered version of their definitive album, 2001’s Danse Macabre. Due out October 30th through Saddle Creek, the deluxe edition features six bonus tracks and a DVD of archival footage that includes live clips and old projection videos.
As if often the case these days, the band–sans founding bassist/Broken Spindles frontman Joel Peterson, who recently left their lineup after more than 15 years–will also hit the road to revisit the entire record alongside some new songs and old favorites this fall. Check out all of the details down below, alongside a Spotify-powered stream of the entire album and a downloadable version of “Take Me to the Hospital,” which was originally released on the Saddle Creek 50 compilation…
The Faint, Danse Macabre – Deluxe Edition (Saddle Creek, October 30th):
1. Agenda Suicide
2. Glass Danse
3. Total Job
4. Let the Poison Spill from Your Throat
5. Your Retro Career Melted
6. Posed to Death
7. The Conductor
8. Violent
9. Ballad of a Paralysed Citizen
10. Take Me To The Hospital ^
11. Mote (Sonic Youth cover) *
12. Dust [ft. Bright Eyes] *
13. Falling Out Of Love At This Volume (Bright Eyes cover) !
14. The Conductor (Thin White Duke Remix) %
15. Glass Danse (Out Hud Remix)
^ from 2003’s Saddle Creek 50 compilation
* from 2001’s Mote/Dust EP
! “Agenda Suicide” B-side
% from 2002’s Danse Macabre Remixes
The Faint tour dates:
11/8 Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre *
11/9 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue *
11/10 Reno, NV – Knitting Factory *
11/13 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom *
11/14 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
11/16 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades * ^
11/17 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom ^
11/20 San Diego, CA – House of Blues ^
11/23 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom * ^
11/24 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues * ^
11/27 Dallas, TX – House of Blues * #
11/28 Austin, TX – Emo’s East #
11/30 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom * #
12/1 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade – Heaven Stage * #
12/2 Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel #
12/5 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club * #
12/6 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero * #
12/7 New York, NY – Terminal 5 * #
12/8 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club * #
12/9 Montreal, Quebec – Club Soda * #
12/11 Toronto, Ontario – Sound Academy * #
12/12 Chicago, IL – Metro * #
12/13 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue * #
12/14 Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium * #
* with Trust
^ with Casket Girls
# with Icky Blossoms