Blank-Wave Arcade

Blank-Wave Arcade
Studio album by
The Faint
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
GenreNew wave, indie rock
Length24:58
LabelSaddle Creek
The Faint chronology
Media
(1998) 		Blank-Wave Arcade
(1999) 		Blank-Wave Arcade Remixes
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.1/10)[2]

Blank-Wave Arcade is the second studio album by the American new wave band The Faint, released on November 2, 1999, by Saddle Creek Records.[1] The album earned positive critical attention, including an 8.1 out of 10 review from Pitchfork.[2] A twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe edition arrived on March 14, 2025, pairing a remastered sequence with remixes, live recordings, and archival material.[3]

Track listing

Original release

No.TitleLength
1."Sex Is Personal"3:37
2."Call Call"2:26
3."Worked Up So Sexual"2:40
4."Cars Pass in Cold Blood"2:40
5."Casual Sex"3:15
6."Victim Convenience"2:55
7."Sealed Human"3:06
8."In Concert"2:19
9."The Passives"2:41

Deluxe edition

The twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe edition was released on March 14, 2025. It collects remixes, live recordings, and a previously out-of-print single along with a new remix by the band.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Sex Is Personal"3:38
2."Call Call"2:26
3."Worked Up So Sexual"2:40
4."Cars Pass in Cold Blood"2:40
5."Casual Sex"3:15
6."Victim Convenience"2:56
7."Sealed Human"3:12
8."In Concert"2:19
9."The Passives"2:41
10."Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Recordist Remix)"3:04
11."Worked Up So Sexual (The Laces Remix)"2:54
12."The Passives (AJ/DJ Remix)"3:43
13."In Concert (The New Gender Remix)"3:08
14."Call Call (Transistor3 Remix)"6:19
15."Sealed Human (]['m Remix)"3:04
16."Sex Is Personal (The Faint 2024 Remix)"4:02
17."Brokers, Priests, and Analysts"3:09
18."Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Live)"2:35
19."In Concert (The New Gender Remix [Live])"3:07
20."Call Call (Live)"2:32

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Blank-Wave Arcade at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b "Faint: Blank-Wave Arcade: Pitchfork Review". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Blank-Wave Arcade (Deluxe Edition)". Bandcamp. The Faint. March 14, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.


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