{"id":43869,"date":"2018-12-18T17:24:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T17:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=43869"},"modified":"2018-12-18T17:24:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T17:24:11","slug":"the-essential-advent-calendar-december-15-fmfl-releases-abandoned-christmas-tree-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-15-fmfl-releases-abandoned-christmas-tree-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"The Essential Advent Calendar: December 15 &#8211; FMFL Releases &#8216;Abandoned Christmas Tree&#8217; EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dreampop artist and multi-instrumentalist FMFL has followed up his debut album, &#8216;Functional Music For Lovers&#8217;, with a timely EP, released 20 December, and just ahead of Christmas.<\/strong><\/h4>\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\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Abandoned Christmas Tree&#8217; is a 6 track EP of holiday music, bringing a melancholic, yet playful approach to the seasonal classics we all know. FMFL styles his music as a pixel art aesthetic, and this EP makes the listener feel that this is what Christmas would be like in SuperMario World.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Abandoned Christmas Tree&#8217; is more than just a quirky Christmas album however. FMFL has a more serious element to the release, in that he is fundraising for the <a href=\"https:\/\/999club.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Homeless Charity 999Club<\/a>, who care for the homeless of Lewisham, South East London.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-15-fmfl-releases-abandoned-christmas-tree-ep\/a5_flyer_portrait-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FMFL-XMAS1.jpg?fit=1826%2C2552&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1826,2552\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1542999767&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A5_Flyer_Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A5_Flyer_Portrait\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FMFL-XMAS1.jpg?fit=640%2C894&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43895\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FMFL-XMAS1.jpg?resize=640%2C894&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"894\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fmfl.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Abandoned Christmas Tree&#8217; is available to pre-order on a &#8220;name your price&#8221; basis, with a minimum donation of 50p<\/a>. Any donations above \u00a35 will automatically be entered to win a Folio Society edition of Charles Dickens&#8217; &#8216;A Christmas Carol&#8217;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"43894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/the-essential-advent-calendar-december-15-fmfl-releases-abandoned-christmas-tree-ep\/a5_flyer_portrait\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FMFL-XMAS2.jpg?fit=1826%2C2552&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1826,2552\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1542999722&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;A5_Flyer_Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A5_Flyer_Portrait\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FMFL-XMAS2.jpg?fit=640%2C894&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43894\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/FMFL-XMAS2.jpg?resize=640%2C894&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"894\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/dream-pop-artist-fmfl-releases-debut-album-functional-music-for-lovers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We wrote about FMFLs debut album back in July<\/a>. The album was also featured on Bandcamp&#8217;s &#8216;New And Notable&#8217; on its release, and has also been featured in a number of online blogs and magazines, such as Threshold magazine, Obscure Sound, TMDQA, and Super45.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about 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<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; 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