Concert Review: The Faint. Saturday, December 13, at Liberty Hall.

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It’s been a while since the Faint was the hot hipster band of the minute, bringing synth back and paving the way for the Killers and that whole neo-new wave thing. Now, synth-pop has turned into a cliché, and the Killers themselves have become something else altogether (albeit something that sells well). But in the years since its original metamorphosis from more guitar-based indie rock to electro art rock, the Faint has remained consistent. They’ll still make you shake your ass.

For a little while on Saturday night, I actually thought it would be the first time I saw the Faint and didn’t leave all danced out and sweaty. But a couple songs into the set, just like on the night I discovered the band back in my freshman year of college, those bleeps and boops and sizzle sounds sucked me down from the balcony and set my limbs free on the dance floor.