The Faint

On 5/2/2009 The Faint played the Showbox in Seattle. The set was extremely good. They treated each album more or less fairly (minus their very first which is understandable). I've been a fan since I stumbled across Danse Macabre in 2001 in a random Midwest record store. They lost me on Wet From Birth, but their latest, Fasciinatiion--------> sparked my interest about a month ago. The synths are nice and spaced out and they're not afraid to get a little chip tune-esque with some of the keyboard lines. If there is a theme, it seems to be a look at our inner realities vs. the reality of the outside world. Good stuff. Anyway, they rocked my face off. Since then I've given Wet From Birth another try and found all the songs are good with 4 being excellent.
On a side note, Ladytron (who opened) did not live up to expectations. They tried to put too many layers and it came out like mush. This contrast between sets has inspired me in my own song writing to lay off the synth stacking and keep it simple. Word.