Puneet Varma (Editor)

FM Bats

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Genres
  
Punk rock

Genre
  
Punk rock

Years active
  
2004–present

Record label
  
TKO Records

FM Bats httpsiytimgcomvifsSU9sY29LEhqdefaultjpg

Labels
  
TKO, Vinyl Dog Records, Sound Virus

Members
  
Todd Jacobs Leonard Salas Tony Matarazzo

Past members
  
Orlando Sanchez Brett Cutts (1977-2006) Mike V.

Origin
  
Long Beach, California, United States

Albums
  
Everybody Out... Shark in the Water

Similar
  
Le Shok, The Grand Elegance, The Stitches, The Locust

Fm bats everybody out shark in the water full album


FM Bats is a four-piece punk band from Long Beach, California that formed in 2004, consisting of singer Todd Jacobs (aka Hot Batch Todd or Nancy Manhands), formerly of The Distraction, Le Shok, and Neon King Kong; bassist Leonardo Salas of Parades End and I'm Gonna Stab You; drummer Tony Matarazzo of Grand Elegance ; Brett Cutts; and Orlando Sanchez formerly of I'm Gonna Stab You and Parades End.

Contents

Fm bats squeal badger squeal


Releases

  • Everybody Out... Shark in the Water LP (Vinyl Dog Records)
  • FM Bats Are Out To Harm LP (Sound Virus)
  • "Trust Us" 4 song ep 7" ( sect503)

    History

    After recording Everybody Out... Shark in the Water Orlando Sanchez left the band for a two-year sentence in a Nevada state prison. He was replaced by Brett Cutts who performed on Bats Are Out To Harm and for zmradio on KUCI, but the death of Cutts in March 2006 left the future of FM Bats in limbo. Dru Hubbell replaced Cutts from 2007-2008.

    Reviews

  • "the last dangerous band in L.A." L.A.Record
  • “The FM Bats pack in more action into their ten-minute EP, Everybody Out... Shark in the Water, than most bands pack into an entire album” Space City Rock (zine)
  • "FM Bats don't have much time to spare" Splendid magazine
  • Songs

    18 Is DyingEverybody Out Shark in the Water · 2005
    All You Do Is JerkEverybody Out Shark in the Water · 2005
    Sinking Ships Of The Adult LipsEverybody Out Shark in the Water · 2005

    References

    FM Bats Wikipedia