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FM STATIC PAINTS A STORY WITH NEW RELEASE "Dear Diary"

Side-project from rockers Thousand Foot Krutch follows successful 2006 release


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NEWS SOURCE: Overture Media
February 18, 2009

Seattle, WA...February 18, 2009...Fans of Thousand Foot Krutch have been enjoying the sounds of FM Static, the summery punk-pop side-project, since their 2003 debut. The counterpart has just announced the release of their third studio project Dear Diary on April 7, 2009 with Tooth & Nail Records.

FM Static is composed of TFK singer-songwriter Trevor McNevan and drummer Steve Augustine, who both enjoy the fun, creative advantage of two monikers. Such an advantage they took this time around was creating a concept album with Dear Diary.

"This is the first concept album I've worked on, and it was a ton of fun," says McNevan, who has also penned hits for tobyMac and Hawk Nelson. "It felt theatrical from the start. I imagined this high school boy, new in town, writing through life's big questions about faith and fitting in as he grows up toward college. He's also falling in love for the first time with a girl from across the street and dealing with how crazy that can be. It's been a while since I was in high school, but I'm still enthralled with all of those politics."

No doubt FM Static listeners will also be enthralled with the spot-on relatable happenings and character confessions of Dear Diary, a project whose special story can only be unlocked as it happens, from song one to song ten.

The story begins with a couple of self-explanatorily-titled rock tunes. "Boy Moves to a New Town with Optimistic Outlook" introduces the never-named star who hopes to find something or someone worth living for. "The Unavoidable Battle of Feeling on the Outside" drills into the psyche with a simple guitar riff and his simple social truth: I'm not an idiot, but I feel like one a lot. To its credit, FM Static conjures songs with a timeless, trend-immune pop sound that stretches McNevan and Augustine in their top-notch performances beyond anything they have previously recorded.

Coupled with the concept album is the corresponding blog, from the central figure of the story "Aero." The recently launched blog "Aero's Diary" chronicles his journey through the CD aka his life. This blog gives a "real" life picture filled with sketches and stories about Aero's day to day. Fans can follow the blog and follow FM Static's twitter account (www.twitter.com/fmstatic) for updates, announcements.

What listeners can ultimately expect is a rocking, melodically-charged coming-of-age story that somehow combines the creative vibe of independent films like Juno and Napoleon Dynamite, a dash of High School Musical charm, and the altogether rare element of uncensored faith. Debut radio singles go for adds next week with "Take Me As I Am" at CHR formats and "The Unavoidable Battle of Feeling on the Outside" at Rock. For more information on FM Static, visit their MySpace at www.myspace.com/fmstatic

For more information on FM Static, visit the JFH Artists Database.

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