| Blank-Wave Arcade | ||||
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| Released | November 2, 1999 | |||
| Genre | New wave, indie rock | |||
| Length | 24:58 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10) [2] |
Blank-Wave Arcade is the second studio album by the American new wave band The Faint, released on November 2, 1999, by Saddle Creek Records. [1] The album earned positive critical attention, including an 8.1 out of 10 review from Pitchfork . [2] A twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe edition arrived on March 14, 2025, pairing a remastered sequence with remixes, live recordings, and archival material. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sex Is Personal" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Call Call" | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Worked Up So Sexual" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Casual Sex" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Victim Convenience" | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Sealed Human" | 3:06 |
| 8. | "In Concert" | 2:19 |
| 9. | "The Passives" | 2:41 |
The twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe edition was released on March 14, 2025. It collects remixes, live recordings, and a previously out-of-print single along with a new remix by the band. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sex Is Personal" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Call Call" | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Worked Up So Sexual" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood" | 2:40 |
| 5. | "Casual Sex" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Victim Convenience" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "Sealed Human" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "In Concert" | 2:19 |
| 9. | "The Passives" | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Recordist Remix)" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Worked Up So Sexual (The Laces Remix)" | 2:54 |
| 12. | "The Passives (AJ/DJ Remix)" | 3:43 |
| 13. | "In Concert (The New Gender Remix)" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Call Call (Transistor3 Remix)" | 6:19 |
| 15. | "Sealed Human (]['m Remix)" | 3:04 |
| 16. | "Sex Is Personal (The Faint 2024 Remix)" | 4:02 |
| 17. | "Brokers, Priests, and Analysts" | 3:09 |
| 18. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Live)" | 2:35 |
| 19. | "In Concert (The New Gender Remix [Live])" | 3:07 |
| 20. | "Call Call (Live)" | 2:32 |