Danse Macabre (The Faint album)

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Danse Macabre
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2001
Genre Indie rock, new wave, dance-punk
Length35:05
Label Saddle Creek
Producer The Faint and Mike Mogis
The Faint chronology
Blank-Wave Arcade Remixes
(2000)
Danse Macabre
(2001)
Danse Macabre Remixes
(2003)
Singles from Danse Macabre
  1. "Agenda Suicide"
    Released: 2002
  2. "The Conductor"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media (7.8/10) [1]
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Danse Macabre is the third studio album by the rock band The Faint. It was released on August 21, 2001 in the U.S. and roughly a year later in the UK, where it has enjoyed similar popularity.

Contents

This album is the 37th release of Saddle Creek Records.

The first pressing of Danse Macabre on vinyl and CD included a different, unauthorized photo that led to them being pulled and having the covers re-printed with an image of The Faint member Dapose.

The album was followed in 2003 by the Danse Macabre Remixes. The remix album includes mixes by Photek, Junior Sanchez and Paul Oakenfold, among others.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Agenda Suicide"3:58
2."Glass Danse"3:00
3."Total Job"2:17
4."Let the Poison Spill from Your Throat"4:02
5."Your Retro Career Melted"3:51
6."Posed to Death"3:09
7."The Conductor"4:43
8."Violent"5:37
9."Ballad of a Paralysed Citizen"4:28

Note: The vinyl version of "Danse Macabre" moves "Violent" to track five, putting it on side 1.

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