A glistening benchmark for melodic rock excellence since the mid-80s, FM have been admirably prolific in the years since their eagerly received re-formation in 2007.
Old Habits Die Hard is their eighth post-return studio record, and like Synchronized (2020) and Thirteen (2022) it defies the notion that bands of this vintage idly phone in some new material every year or two. Impressively, singer Steve Overland continues to confound common sense by sounding every bit as soulful and vivacious as he did back on the band’s classic debut Indiscreet 38 years ago.
