{"id":86827,"date":"2024-04-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/new-music-alert-tune-into-the-fms\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:00:00","slug":"new-music-alert-tune-into-the-fms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/01\/new-music-alert-tune-into-the-fms\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music Alert: Tune into the FMs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-call-to-action stk-block-call-to-action stk-block stk-006e07b is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"006e07b\">\n<div class=\"stk-block-call-to-action__content stk-content-align stk-006e07b-column stk-container stk-006e07b-container stk-hover-parent\">\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-006e07b-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-375add0\" data-block-id=\"375add0\">\n<p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Sign up for the Socialite Life newsletter.<\/strong> A three-time weekly dose of divas, drag queens, hot male celebrities, models, &amp; pop culture news. <a href=\"https:\/\/dashboard.mailerlite.com\/forms\/812665\/112813157242635986\/share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Get it in your inbox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NYC alt-punk duo <strong>The FMs<\/strong> are set to release their sophomore album <em><strong>PINK + BLACK<\/strong><\/em> on May 10<sup>th<\/sup>. High school friends <strong>Matte Namer<\/strong> (vox, guitar, bass, synths) and <strong>Frankie Rex<\/strong> (vox, guitar) began The\u00a0FMs\u00a0in 2016, thematically finding common ground with their respective journeys coming out as transgender and sonically relating to their love of synthesizer rock. The band\u2019s name is an anagram for their names and a wordplay on \u201cfemme\/masc,\u201d and \u201cfemale\/male.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s debut LP, <em><strong>Machinacene Epoch<\/strong><\/em>, produced by Namer, was an irreverent mix of 90s psychedelic-industrial grunge and dance-pop. From this jumping-off point, The FM&#8217;s music gradually moved in a softer, more ethereal direction, and the content became more personal. <em>PINK + BLACK<\/em> was completed the moment the pandemic started and is now making its release after the tragic death of singer <strong>Frankie Rex<\/strong> in 2022. After Frankie\u2019s passing, Namer reformed The FMs in 2024 with a new lineup of trans-musicians recording and performing all new material inspired by lo-fi dream pop, classic disco, new wave, and post-punk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the fms \u2013 socialite life\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024-2.jpg?resize=1160%2C970&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The FMs\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-97113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024-2.jpg?resize=1160%2C970&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024-2.jpg?resize=800%2C669&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024-2.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Matt Mahurin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recorded throughout 2017-2019 on an old ferry boat docked in the middle of Bushwick, Brooklyn,\u00a0the album\u2019s material highlights Namer\u2019s love of analog synthesizers combined with ethereal guitars. It takes a more psychedelic and emotionally dynamic turn as compared to their debut album, spanning themes from sexual irreverence, the nature of dreams, and human connection to hope for the future of gender freedom. NYC alt-punk duo The FMs are set to release their sophomore album, PINK + BLACK, on May 10th. NYC alt-punk duo The FMs are set to release their sophomore album, PINK + BLACK, on May 10th. The album is sonically ambitious and thematically expansive yet presents a unified concept and feel within the context of The FMs&#8217; journey. \u201cThe concept for\u00a0<em>PINK + BLACK<\/em>\u00a0began seven years ago and includes over a thousand hours of blood, sweat, and tears put into the recording process. This is Frankie\u2019s legacy, and the world deserves to hear it.\u201d \u2013 Matte Namer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s lead single (and video) is \u201cTransformation Dreams.\u201d Of the video, Matte shares: \u201cWorking with NYC trans filmmaker &amp; musician <strong>Dylan Mars Greenberg<\/strong>, we wanted to create a video for \u2018Transformation Dreams\u2019 that was both narrative but not based solely in current practical reality. It transcends time, the mortal realm, and gender but culminates in a message of hope and love. The song\u2019s lyrics are delivered from different periods of time, and the song took on an entirely new meaning after Frankie passed away and I wrote a new chorus for it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The FMs Transformation Dreams - Official Video\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqIU7TlqsSw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The film is somewhat autobiographical in nature for both Frankie and I as it follows a version of myself living in a dystopic future like world full of traumatic patriarchal messaging and then that character discovers a queer universe where Frankie is undergoing gender affirmation surgery. We see the news that Frankie has passed on, and the video continues with me undergoing gender affirmation surgery and exploding out into a kaleidoscope of hope, love and the true freedom to express our queer and trans selves. Ultimately, I have inherited Frankie\u2019s hopes and dreams for transformation and push back against the idea that a life cut short means a life of failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the fms \u2013 socialite life\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?resize=1160%2C928&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The FMs\" class=\"wp-image-97114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?resize=1160%2C928&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?resize=800%2C640&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"the fms \u2013 socialite life\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1160\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?resize=1160%2C928&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"The FMs\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-97114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?resize=1160%2C928&amp;ssl=1 1160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?resize=800%2C640&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-fms-photos-03312024.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Matt Mahurin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This spring, The FMs will celebrate the release of <em><strong>PINK + BLACK<\/strong><\/em> with a record release show and the first-ever FrankieFest, which is a tribute to Frankie Rex.<\/p>\n<p>You can pre-order and pre-save\u00a0<em><strong>PINK + BLACK<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heartspadepr.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3858cb90fb08c9dd6c023327f&amp;id=bb938c722b&amp;e=b049e4803d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here.<\/a> Keep up with The FMs on <a href=\"https:\/\/heartspadepr.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3858cb90fb08c9dd6c023327f&amp;id=9ea05aca52&amp;e=b049e4803d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/heartspadepr.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3858cb90fb08c9dd6c023327f&amp;id=e607777495&amp;e=b049e4803d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/heartspadepr.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3858cb90fb08c9dd6c023327f&amp;id=e321298c40&amp;e=b049e4803d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heartspadepr.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=3858cb90fb08c9dd6c023327f&amp;id=45e50f3ed7&amp;e=b049e4803d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official Site<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SL RECOMMENDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Like most websites, Socialite Life uses affiliate links where available, which means we earn a little commission if you click through and buy something. 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