| Wet from Birth | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Presto! Recording Studios, The Orifice | |||
| Length | 34:24 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Mike Mogis, The Faint | |||
| The Faint chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.5/10[3] |
| Playlouder |  [4] |
| PopMatters | (favorable)[5] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[6] |
Wet from Birth is the fourth studio album by the American band The Faint, released on September 14, 2004.
The U.S. release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Desperate Guys" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "How Could I Forget?" | 3:17 |
| 3. | "I Disappear" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Southern Belles in London Sing" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Erection" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "Paranoiattack" | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Dropkick the Punks" | 2:28 |
| 8. | "Phone Call" | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Symptom Finger" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Birth" | 3:17 |
In popular culture
- The instrumental bridge from "How Could I Forget?" is used during a chase scene in the pilot episode of the short-lived NBC drama, The Black Donnellys.
- The song "I Disappear" is featured in the video games SSX On Tour and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.
- The song "Birth" is featured in the part of Steve Berra, in the skateboarding video Skate More, by DVS.
- The violin solo at the beginning of "Desperate Guys" is the introduction to Niccolò Paganini's Caprice No. 5.
- Desperate Guys was also featured in the 2012 Rock & Republic commercial.
- The song "Dropkick the Punks" appears in EA's 2007 racing game Need for Speed: ProStreet.
- The song "Symptom Finger" appears in Billabong's 'Still Filthy' film.
References
- ↑ "Wet From Birth by The Faint Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic". Metacritic.
- ↑ Wet from Birth at AllMusic
- ↑ "The Faint: Wet from Birth Album Review | Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "PLAYLOUDER | review - Wet From Birth". Archived from the original on 2004-10-28.
- ↑ "The Faint: Wet from Birth - PopMatters Music Review". Archived from the original on 2004-11-13.
- ↑ "Stylus Magazine".
- ↑ "List of HDCD-encoded Compact Discs". Hydrogenaudio. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
External links
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