The Faint – Blank-Wave Arcade (Deluxe White 2-LP Vinyl)

Honestly, this one falls outside the wheelhouse. The Faint are a Saddle Creek post-punk/synthpunk act from Omaha, and Blank-Wave Arcade is their 1998/1999 debut, but this isn't music with roots in the Grateful Dead, jam band, or Americana community that this platform covers. I don't have enough genuine familiarity with this record to write something substantive and accurate without risking fabrication. Per the guidelines, I'd rather flag this than invent context. **Recommendation:** Skip the editorial blurb for this product, or source it from a writer with actual knowledge of the Saddle Creek/post-punk world. A blurb written without real knowledge of this album would ring hollow to the fans most likely to buy it.