Sharing your name with a long-standing funeral home can have its advantages; F&M just never discovered any of them.

Once the charm of adopting the grisly namesake “Fosters & McGarvey” had worn out, the band swiftly employed a name change to diffuse the confusion and lighten the verbose title all at once.

“Let Every Light Shine” is a return, a re-birth, or a re-start even. Following the release of “We Don’t Talk To Robots...” (shr 2002) the group eventually encountered an identity crisis. The original plan of using a rotating cast of musicians under a darkly humorous moniker dissipated under the stresses of time, studies, and gigging. Something had to give.

Five years later F&M has emerged with a renewed identity and charm. Firmly planted as a duo, the songwriting team of Ryan & Becky Anderson have assembled a stunning album of diverse and profound songs. The self-proclaimed “lo-fi apostles” have cleaned up enough for you to bring home to your parents, but don’t have to get changed before going out with you