Toronto's
FM Static was the pop-punk side project of
Thousand Foot Krutch's
Trevor McNevan (vocals/guitar) and
Steve Augustine (drums). A million miles away from
TFK's blustery rap-metal,
FM Static had much more in common with the fizzy, immediately accessible pop-punk of
blink-182 or
Good Charlotte. Joined by bassist
Justin Smith and guitarist
John Bunner,
McNevan and
Augustine issued
FM Static's debut on Tooth & Nail in July 2003; it featured 11 positive-thinking songs about girls, high school, and summertime.
FM Static supported it with a nationwide tour that fall. The guys followed up three years later with
Critically Ashamed. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide