Todd Fink (; born March 3, 1974 in
Omaha, Nebraska
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) is the lead singer of the band
The Faint
The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes (band), Brig ...
. He attended Omaha's
Westside High School.
Career
Fink was also one of four members of the band
Commander Venus, which was started by
Conor Oberst in Omaha in 1994, and also included
Tim Kasher and
Robb Nansel. The band released two albums before it broke up: 1995's ''Do You Feel at Home?'' and 1997's ''Uneventful Vacation''. The band released music on Lumberjack Records (later known as
Saddle Creek Records
Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his ...
) and New York's
Wind-up Records.
As lead singer of The Faint, (formerly Norman Bailer), Fink has expanded his musical repertoire from the Commander Venus/Park Ave.-reminiscent ''Media'' to the more mature, acid-freak-out records ''Blank-Wave Arcade'' and ''Danse Macabre'' to the slightly mellowed ''Wet from Birth''. With Fink in The Faint is his brother Clark Baechle on drums; Jacob Thiele on synth; Joel Peterson on bass; and the mysterious "Dapose" on guitar (Dapose joined the band during the recording of ''Danse Macabre'').
In March 2005, he married
Orenda Fink (of
Azure Ray), subsequently taking her surname as his married name. His original surname "Baechle" is pronounced "Beck-lee".
In 2007, Fink, Jacob Thiele, and Derek Pressnall (of
Tilly and the Wall) started the dance party GOO, but tour schedules and Omaha venue changes shut the party down.
Album appearances
*
Bright Eyes - ''
A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997'' (1998 - Saddle Creek)
*Bright Eyes - ''
Fevers and Mirrors'' (2000, Saddle Creek Records)
*Bright Eyes - ''
There Is No Beginning to the Story'' (2002, Saddle Creek)
*Bright Eyes - ''
Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground'' (2002, Saddle Creek)
*
Cursive
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- ''
The Ugly Organ
''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl.
Background and production
Following a ...
'' (2003, Saddle Creek)
*
Steve Aoki - ''
Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles'' (2007,
Thrive)
*
Felix Cartal - ''
Popular Music
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'' (2010,
Dim Mak Records)
Trivia
*Can be heard in the hidden track (after track 11, "An Attempt to Tip the Scales") on ''Fevers And Mirrors'' by Bright Eyes, impersonating Conor Oberst in a fake interview.
References
External links
The Faint official websiteSaddle Creek RecordsInterview with Todd (and Jacob from The Faint) at wenn's rockt! WebTV
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1974 births
Living people
American male singers
American rock singers
Musicians from Omaha, Nebraska
Saddle Creek Records artists
Creighton University alumni
The Faint members
Commander Venus members