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FStop hits the top of the Charts
"Oi! For the World!" hints at a new direction for the Band
Sulari, Suldanor
March 3, 5049


Dana Poppunks FStop in the Video for the song "Oi! For the World", which reached No. 1 on the KRTVN Hot 100 last week

FStop, the band who formed last year in Dana and has released two LPs, has topped the pop charts with their new track "Oi! For the World". This non-album single was released just after the new year, and features a danceable upbeat tune that can be associated more with Oi!, a rarely employed form of punk that is associated with working class culture. The new single becomes F-Stop's first song and the first Oi! track to reach the top of the charts.

"We tried to move more toward the skaters and the whole working class ideology," said Bassist Teddy Singh of the song. "We're finding that a lot of our shows have whole contingents of people who keep their hair cut close and girls who wear straight bangs and all look like they just came to the show from the bar. Its pretty wild, and they really respond when we play the faster stuff. But we keep the melodic stuff in there too. And we're starting to do some more reggae too."

A lineup change was announced just before the single was released. Gerald Pepper, who is lead singer Billie Pepper's brother and primary keyboardist, has left the group, due to his desire to start a family. "Yeah, he went out and got married, and I think is back working his normal job now," said Billie Pepper. The group also replaced their horn section with Trevor Grimes, on trombone and "Mad" Horace Ventura on trumpet. "The other guys sort of wanted to do more ska, but we're moving in a different direction, I think," said Pepper. "So we got two dudes who seem to really be onboard with our vision." Grimes and Ventura both played backup for FStop during last fall's showcase tour and were previously in the ska band "Skankin Washboard."

As "Oi! For the World" continues its run on the pop charts, we are also beginning to see new poppunk and bands rising in Suldanor and in Ananto. ARC has signed one recently: A KME poppunk act called Los Tigres del Sur, and they tour the Republic the fall of this year in support of FStop.

Check out FStop's new video "Oi! For the World" right here.
[Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFLExwIQKto]