The Faint return with a new, self-produced (and it shows) album Doom Abuse that's flush with gritty electroclash and punk energy. It's an odd album in that it doesn't have the charm of their most mature (best) efforts Danse Macabre or Wet from Birth - it actually feels like a throwback to their early years (even in production). While the best track might be the insane, balls-to-the-wall Help in the Head, this track (Damage Control) is a departure for them in its controlled, slow and deliberate nature. It's somewhere between delicate with its synths and angry with the arduous use of them, while giving off an intense feeling of resolution - and even sadness - in its lyricism. I keep playing it and I'm not sure why - I suppose it's just really interesting. Like it - GET IT.
