{"id":38396,"date":"2018-07-19T15:29:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T14:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=38396"},"modified":"2018-07-19T15:29:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T14:29:43","slug":"dream-pop-artist-fmfl-releases-debut-album-functional-music-for-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/dream-pop-artist-fmfl-releases-debut-album-functional-music-for-lovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream Pop Artist FMFL Releases Debut Album &#8216;FUNCTIONAL MUSIC FOR LOVERS&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/dream-pop-artist-fmfl-releases-debut-album-functional-music-for-lovers\/fmfl3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FMFL3.png?fit=938%2C942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"938,942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"FMFL3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FMFL3.png?fit=640%2C643&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38397\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FMFL3.png?resize=640%2C643&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"643\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>FMFL is a multi-instrumentalist, mixing engineer, and dream pop producer. His latest album, &#8216;Functional Music For Lovers&#8217; was written during a time of hardship, and the emotional composition marks a change of direction for the artist, who previously focused on more exerimental music.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Functional Music For Lovers&#8217; takes influence from Beach House and Bj\u00f6rk, as well as the soundtracks of FMFL&#8217;s childhood video games. The album is peppered with composite synthetic textures, warm, meandering vocal lines that delve into the realm of delicacy and ever changing yet compelling drum patterns.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">FMFL sets himself apart from the rest as he exists in his own universe in a pixel art aesthetic, where we can observe the almost extra-human FMFL 8-bit Avatar, in short minimalistic pixel animations which inspire a sense of wonder and sympathy that remains relevant on a universal level.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">FMFL has set out to convey a message throughout his album focusing not on the commercial aspect of released music, but rather on celebrating vulnerability. &#8216;Functional Music For Lovers&#8217; is set for release on August 8 and and will be available on all major streaming and downloading services.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find FMFL online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fmfl.music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fmfl.music&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532095329035000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBG5BdhMhOwL_p-rZbQDnbRVXWjA\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fmfl_music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/fmfl_music&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532095329035000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcCI3UBBYQ75rqPm19vXDjSR_onQ\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fmfl.music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fmfl.music&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532095329035000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG1nbxC-FeZGw0zkR_RzJmuw-vq0Q\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FMFL is a multi-instrumentalist, mixing engineer, and dream pop producer. His latest album, &#8216;Functional Music For Lovers&#8217; was written during a time of hardship, and the emotional composition marks a change of direction for the artist, who previously focused on more exerimental music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":38399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[1725,15532,15533,1731,144,77,403],"class_list":["post-38396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-dreampop","tag-fmfl","tag-functional-music-for-lovers","tag-multi-instrumentalist","tag-new-album","tag-new-release","tag-producer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-9Zi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43869,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-15-fmfl-releases-abandoned-christmas-tree-ep\/","url_meta":{"origin":38396,"position":0},"title":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 15 &#8211; FMFL Releases &#8216;Abandoned Christmas Tree&#8217; EP","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"18\/12\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Dreampop artist and multi-instrumentalist FMFL has followed up his debut album, 'Functional Music For Lovers', with a timely EP, released 20 December, and just ahead of Christmas.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christmas","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/archived-categories\/christmas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/advent-calendar-15.png?fit=660%2C524&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/advent-calendar-15.png?fit=660%2C524&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/advent-calendar-15.png?fit=660%2C524&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67132,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/01\/multi-instrumentalist-james-jones-releases-debut-album-grit-gravel-gold\/","url_meta":{"origin":38396,"position":1},"title":"Multi-Instrumentalist James Jones Releases Debut Album &#8216;Grit, Gravel &#038; Gold&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"08\/01\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"'Grit, Gravel and Gold' is the debut album from Welsh multi-instrumentalist, James Jones. 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