The FMs

NYC high school friends Matte Namer (vox, guitar, bass, synths) and Frankie Rex (vox, guitar) began The FMs in 2016, thematically finding common ground with their respective journeys coming out as transgender and mutual love of synthesizer rock.

In 2022, Frankie Rex passed away from a fentanyl overdose, culminating a 6 year journey in which The FMs recorded 3 full length LPs (2 of which are being released posthumously), and formed a community around their illegal SVBVERT ferry boat shows in the industrial canals of Bushwick, Brooklyn. They recorded their Machinacene Epoch (2017) & PINK + BLACK LPs also in the same city.

The FMs traditionally believe that each release should have its own identity - a standalone sonic statement. Their debut LP Machinacene Epoch is an irreverent mix of 90s psychedelic-industrial grunge & dance pop. Their music gradually moved in a softer, ethereal direction with personal content. Their sophomore double LP (PINK + BLACK) was produced by Namer between 2017-2020. She spent 2000+ hours recording in their underwater studio, utilizing her analog synths. PINK + BLACK is a sonic odyssey pulling from early synth pioneers such as Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Gary Numan & Pink Floyd yet grounded in the songwriting edge of 90s rock bands a la Nirvana.

After Frankie Rex passed in 2022, Namer reformed The FMs in 2024 with a new lineup of trans-musicians recording - performing all new material inspired by lo-fi dream pop, classic disco, new wave and post punk.