‘FMU’ is an honest, hook-filled triumph from award-winning songwriter Ohnoah

For most listeners, Ohnoah looks like a brand new artist on the scene, yet their story goes much further than that. When this Dutch songwriter first broke through with their solo project, they secured stage time with Best Kept Secret, Sofar Sounds and Down the Rabbit Hole, as well as well-deserved attention across the blogosphere. Ohnoah decided to put their creative efforts into writing and producing for others, which was a gamble that seriously paid off as they’re the source of global hits for the likes of Steve Aoki, Miss Montreal and Wulf. With a solid industry reputation and several awards under their belt, Ohnoah has at last come back to releasing original music for themselves.

With debut track ‘STUDENT LOANS’ already out there in the world, we’re joining Ohnoah for their sophomore single ‘FMU’. This punchy alt-pop number immediately pulls listeners in with a refreshingly honest narrative that explores a damaging cycle of mistakenly associating destruction with love. Almost all of us have been there at some point in our lives where we pour our love, time and energy into things, people or habits that are essentially hurting us. On ‘FMU’, it’s in that bright, percussion-backed chorus where Ohnoah’s message hits hardest: “you don’t want my love, you just want to fuck me up.” Not only is this an empowering anthem for the queer, non-binary community, but it’s a universally relatable song for anyone with good taste in music.