FM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
40TH ANNIVERSARY (1984\u20132024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NEW SINGLE
\u201cWHATEVER IT TAKES\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WATCH MUSIC VIDEO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n To coincide with the Friday May 3rd<\/strong> release of legendary British AOR rock band FM\u2018s <\/strong>fourteenth studio album Old Habits Die Hard<\/strong><\/em>, the band have released their new single \u201cWhatever It Takes<\/strong>.\u201d Both album and single celebrate FM\u2019s 40th Anniversary (1984-2024)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhatever It Takes is a classic FM style ballad, and very much looks back to the sound of the band during the \u2018Tough It Out\u2019 era,\u201d says FM\u2019s guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Released to coincide with the band’s 40th Anniversary (1984 \u2013 2024)<\/strong>, vocalist, guitarist and founding member Steve Overland<\/strong> says, \u201cthe new album encompasses the best melodic elements of the band\u2019s illustrious 40-year spanning career.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n FM are known by many for their big choruses, twin lead guitars and Steve Overland\u2019s Opening track and first single \u201cOut of The Blue<\/strong>\u201d was a song that originated from keyboard player Jem Davis<\/strong>. Says Jem, \u201cthe band love the music of Toto and Foreigner and so I tried to put those influences into one track. \u2018Once Steve got involved and started singing it, I knew that we were onto something special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOut Of the Blue is a song that old school FM fans will really latch on to,\u201d says Steve. \u201cSo far, the reaction to the track has been amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhatever It Takes<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cNo Easy Way Out<\/strong>\u201d are typical FM melodic tracks and could fit seamlessly on to one of the bands earlier classic albums. Bass player and founder member Merv Goldsworthy <\/strong>explains, \u201cNo Easy way Out has the big typical FM chorus. It\u2019s a massive hook. The kind of thing that we\u2019ve become known for. It\u2019s one of my favourites on the album.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The heavier side of the album is represented by \u201cLost<\/strong>,\u201d \u201cAnother Day in My World<\/strong>,\u201d and \u201cLeap of Faith<\/strong>.\u201d Whilst more hard hitting, these songs embody the catchy melodic choruses that FM are known for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCut Me Loose<\/strong>,\u201d \u201cCalifornia<\/strong>,\u201d and \u201cBlue Sky Mind<\/strong>\u201d are poppier, more feelgood tracks. \u201cBlue Sky Mind\u201d was conceived again by keyboard player Jem Davis who originally wrote the song about his experience with his cancer diagnosis. \u2018That song really was therapy for me. It was important that I got it out of my system and into music,\u201d says Jem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBlack Water<\/strong>\u201d is a brooding, bluesy track that grows and grows. \u2018This is a real favourite of mine,\u201d says FM guitarist, Jim Kirkpatrick<\/strong>. \u201cI could hear Brian May playing the guitar solo, so I pulled out my Brian May signature guitar and tried to do my best impersonation of him. Hopefully I got somewhere close.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Track Listing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Out of the Blue (4.21) Old Habits Die Hard Recorded at West3 Productions, Tremelo, Electric Pepperland, Morsecode Studios, JK Studios<\/p>\n\n\n\n All songs written by – Overland\/Goldsworthy\/Jupp\/Davis\/Kirkpatrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n Track by Track<\/strong> Don\u2019t Need Another Heartache<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis is one of the bluesier tracks on the album, kind of early Foreigner\/Bad Company vibe,\u201d says Steve Overland. \u201cIt\u2019s about a guy that\u2019s been in a bad relationship for too long, but he\u2019s finally had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Easy Way Out <\/strong>\u2013 \u201cThis was one of the first songs written for the album,\u201d says Steve. \u201cIt\u2019s about a guy that\u2019s been down on his luck and knows it won\u2019t be easy but is determined to pick himself up.\u201d Whatever It Takes<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis is the ballad of the album, really,\u201d says Steve. \u201cIt\u2019s a song about a guy who worships a girl from a distance but doesn\u2019t have the words to tell her\u2026 a familiar story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Black Water<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis initially had the working title of Havana, says Jem. \u201cIt turned out to be about a someone from Deep South, USA. No matter how far he travelled, the strong pull of home was always going to draw him back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cut Me Loose<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cThis song is about a relationship that\u2019s faded,\u201d reflects Steve. \u201cIt\u2019s time to move on, but how hard that can be if you\u2019ve been together for a long time?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leap Of Faith <\/strong>\u2013 \u201cThis one is the opposite to Cut Me Loose,\u201d explains Steve. \u201cit\u2019s a great riff to open the track. The story tells how if you lose the spark, and you both want to, you can get it back if you both want it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n California<\/strong> \u2013 Musically, I was looking for an old school Indiscreet vibe in the style of Other Side Of Midnight or American Girls,\u201d says Merv. \u201cAs a kid I’d watch the Beverly Hillbillies and 77 Sunset Strip. It all seemed so different to where I grew up in the North of England. Sun, beaches, surfing, great weather and, of course, all the great movie studios. I wasn’t even sure it was real or make believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another Day in My World\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 \u201cThis tells the story of a guy who has always gone unnoticed and has spent his life in the shadows,\u201d explains Steve. \u201cSuddenly, he wants to change that and make his mark in life.\u201d FM<\/p>\n\n\n\n “OLD HABITS DIE HARD” TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM NOTTINGHAM, RESCUE ROOMS FM<\/p>\n\n\n\n WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a> | SPOTIFY<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n BANDS IN TOWN<\/a> | TWITTER<\/a> | YOUTUBE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n FM 40TH ANNIVERSARY (1984\u20132024) NEW SINGLE\u201cWHATEVER IT TAKES\u201d WATCH MUSIC VIDEO COINCIDES WITH NEW ALBUM\u201cOLD…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[128,226,3861],"class_list":["post-23787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-aor","tag-classic-rock","tag-fm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23789,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23787\/revisions\/23789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
COINCIDES WITH NEW ALBUM
\u201cOLD HABITS DIE HARD\u201d
RELEASED FRIDAY MAY 3, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ORDER THE NEW ALBUM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Old Habits Die Hard<\/strong><\/em> is available to order from https:\/\/orcd.co\/oldhabitsdiehard<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the official music visualiser for \u201cWhatever It Takes<\/strong>\u201d on YouTube HERE<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The album and single coincides with FM\u2019s 40th Anniversary \u201cOld Habits Die Hard<\/strong>\u201d Anniversary Tour <\/strong>which continues at the Rescue Rooms <\/strong>in Nottingham<\/strong> on Friday May 3rd<\/strong>. Tickets for the UK tour are available from www.thegigcartel.com<\/strong><\/a>. Full tour dates are listed at the bottom of this press release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Continues Jim, \u201cIt has the big FM chorus that our fans know and love. It\u2019s a song that will definitely go down well at live shows. It\u2019s already a favourite amongst the fans and critics who have heard it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We really looked at what made the most popular FM albums great and tried to focus on that,\u201d says Steve about the new album Old Habits Die Hard<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
intimate, yet powerful vocals, and clean guitar sound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following 2022\u2019s\u00a0Thirteen\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>album,\u00a0Old Habits Die Hard\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>was delayed slightly by keyboard player\u00a0Jem Davis\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>cancer diagnosis (thankfully he\u2019s now received the all-clear) and then by the sudden passing of FM\u2019s founding guitarist\u00a0Chris Overland<\/strong>\u00a0(Steve\u2019s brother), which hit the band hard.
Over the past 12 months, during their extensive touring schedule, FM produced the album themselves and recorded the bulk of it at their own Dale View and Electric Pepperland recording studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Don\u2019t Need Another Heartache (4.35)
3. No Easy Way Out (3.54)
4. Lost (5.20)
5. Whatever It Takes (4.37)
6. Black Water (4.52)
7. Cut Me Loose (4.34)
8. Leap of Faith (4.05)
9. California (5.17)
10. Another Day in My World (4.14)
11. Blue Sky Mind (5.06)
<\/strong>Production Credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Produced by FM
Mixed by Jeff Knowler
Mastered by Jim Griffiths at Principal Audio
Photography by Paul Stuart Hollingsworth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Out of the Blue<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI wrote this song in Lanzarote, says FM\u2019s keyboardist, Jem Davis. \u201cIt\u2019s about a guy who is completely happy in his own little world, and suddenly his partner declares she\u2019s not, and is calling it a day! This comes to him out of the blue, but he\u2019s not going to give in and lose her without a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lost<\/strong> \u2013 This is a real AOR groove rocker,\u201d says Steve. \u201cIt\u2019s about someone who had it all, lost it, and wants it all again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blue Sky Mind<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u201cNo one knows how they will react when being diagnosed with cancer, \u201cSays Jem. \u201cWhen I was diagnosed January 2023, I found my way of dealing with it was just to stay positive. Nothing you can do. I received the all-clear in September. It\u2019s about staying positive and leaving the neg behind. I like this being the last track. It\u2019s a positive message to everyone dealing with cancer!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
40TH ANNIVERSARY UK TOUR 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS
BRAVE RIVAL*, COLLATERAL**,
ROMEO\u2019S DAUGHTER***, & HAND OF DIMES****<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THEGIGCARTEL.COM<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0FMOFFICIAL.COM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY 3 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**
GATESHEAD, GLASSHOUSE ICM
SATURDAY 4 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**
LEEDS, BRUDENELL
SUNDAY 5 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**
BURY ST EDMUNDS, APEX
FRIDAY 10 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**
BIRMINGHAM, ASYLUM
SATURDAY 11 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Romeo’s Daughter***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
CARDIFF, TRAMSHED
FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Hand of Dimes ****
NEWBURY, ARLINGTON ARTS
SATURDAY 18 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**
EXETER, PHOENIX
SUNDAY 19 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Hand of Dimes ****
SOUTHAMPTON, 1865
FRIDAY 24 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Brave Rival*
LONDON, DINGWALLS
SATURDAY 25 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Brave Rival*
GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
FRIDAY 31 MAY 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**
ABERDEEN, LEMON TREE
SATURDAY 1 JUNE 2024
Special Guests: Collateral**<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"