{"id":30040,"date":"2018-11-02T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T16:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30040"},"modified":"2019-05-31T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T15:03:58","slug":"the-faint-release-new-single-chameleon-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30040","title":{"rendered":"The Faint release new single &#8216;Chameleon Nights&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Faint have returned with their first new music since 2016 with the single, <em>Chameleon Nights<\/em>. While the song\u2019s dark danceability and grim tone leaves it right at home with The Faint\u2019s body of work, it&#8217;s unmistakably shaped by the world today and pulls the band&#8217;s sound to new places. Take a listen to the single via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fHk7q8j2Qzw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the release of &#8216;<em>Blank-Wave Arcade&#8217;<\/em> in 1999, The Faint ushered in the return of synthesizers to the modern musical landscape, informing the trajectory of what would come to be the early 2000\u2019s electro-dance movement, alongside the likes of The Rapture, Moving Units, !!!, and Hot Chip.<\/p>\n<p>Their entirely original fusion of synth sounds over a blaring punk background, proved as catchy as it was danceable, and collaborations with NIN, Boys Noize, Bright Eyes, Jacques Lu Cont, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ladytron, Azure Ray etc., helped further push them into unexpected and imaginative new directions. Sonic explorations that occurred over their next few albums (&#8216;<em>Danse Macabre<\/em>,&#8217; &#8216;<em>Wet From Birth&#8217;<\/em>) helped prove that the The Faint had transcended the movement they helped define, evolving to explore new textures and ideas that would influence artists of a younger generation whose music currently holds the mantle of dark electronic rock, such as John Maus, Anika, Oneohtrix Point Never, and The Soft Moon.<\/p>\n<h3>Live dates<\/h3>\n<p>11\/10: Los Angeles, CA @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfly.com\/purchase\/event\/1734102?utm_medium=459899&amp;utm_source=CloakWebsite\">Cloak &amp; Dagger Festival<\/a><br \/>\n12\/8: Mexico City, Mexico @ <a href=\"https:\/\/web.superboletos.com\/SuperBoletos\/CDMXYEDOMEX\/CONCIERTO\/CDMX-CLOAK--DAGGER-FESTIVAL-MEXICO\/TKmTAj1UVv3HbFSBDEVAL8W1ZA\">Cloak &amp; Dagger Festival<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Faint have returned with their first new music since 2016 with the single, Chameleon Nights. 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