FM will perform songs from their past 13 albums including their 1984 debut album Indiscreet, plus Tough It Out, Metropolis, Synchronized and songs from the forthcoming highly anticipated 14th studio album on their “Old Habits Die Hard” 40th Anniversary UK Tour 2024. Check their site for dates near you
The new album is released by Frontiers Records on Friday May 3, 2024, and available to pre-order https://orcd.co/oldhabitsdiehard
The opening track and first single “Out of The Blue” has been released (video shared below).
It’s a song written by FM keyboardist Jem Davis, inspired by his love of Toto and Foreigner: ‘Once Steve got involved and started singing it, I knew we were onto something special…” he says.
The song’s “…about a guy who is completely happy in his own little world, and suddenly his partner declares she’s not, and is calling it a day! This comes to him *out of the blue* but he’s not going to give in and lose her without a fight.”
The number begins with a flyspeck flitter of brushstroke rhythms, and then the vocals rise up against splendid keys that possess evocative contours. This is a cleverly stylish piece, with deftly intrepid musicianship, and a silkily-sophisticated atmosphere.
A perspicacious melodic rock achievement!
Photo Credit: © Paul Stuart Hollingsworth