◇ image via WikipediaThe Faint
The Faint is a Indie rock act. Their sound grew out of Nine Inch Nails, Merzbow, Polvo, Mike Mogis and Ratatat. Those roots explain a lot about how The Faint arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Rapture, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Presets, Cursive and Shiny Toy Guns, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bright Eyes and Justin Warfield, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around The Faint, reaching back through Nine Inch Nails and forward to Bright Eyes. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Hover or focus a star to read the connection. Click any star to make it the new centre.
The Faint connections
The Faint grew out of Nine Inch Nails, Merzbow, Polvo and Mike Mogis, shares an orbit with The Rapture, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, The Presets and Cursive, went on to shape Bright Eyes and Justin Warfield. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Faint
Sounds and acts that shaped The Faint.
Artists similar to The Faint
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Faint.
- The Raptureartist
- Does It Offend You, Yeah?artist
- The Presetsartist
- Cursiveartist
- Shiny Toy Gunsartist
- The Braveryartist
- Death from Above 1979artist
- Cansei de Ser Sexyartist
- Ratatatartist
- Minus the Bearartist
- The Good Lifeartist
- Pretty Girls Make Gravesartist
- Fujiya & Miyagiartist
- Ima Robotartist
- The Thermalsartist
- Electric Sixartist
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- Architecture in Helsinkiartist
- Hellogoodbyeartist
- Islandsartist
Bands The Faint shaped
Where the influence of The Faint travelled next.
Ideas. Vote for what you want to see next
Shapes the roadmapMusic Personality
Your taste as a shareable persona card, with a witty roast.
Quizzes & badges
Music quizzes that earn badges and climb a leaderboard.
Friend / taste matching
Match your taste with friends and see your overlap.
Gaps
Bands you've missed that listeners with similar taste already love.