Frankie Rex, a trans-masc singer, guitarist, and singer of the alternative duo The FMs, passed away at the young age of 37.
The tragic news was confirmed by their bandmate, Matte Namer, on their official website and social media accounts.
Rex, who preferred "they/them" in pronouns, died due to an "apparent fentanyl poisoning" while they were spending time with their partner at their Ithaca, New York residence.
Bad news for supporters of The FMs as Namer also revealed that Rex's death would be the end of their group for the time being.
The surviving member added that being in the duo was a "beautiful dream we had to wake up from much too soon."
Before the singer passed away, the band managed to record songs worth at least two albums intended to be released at a later date.
"We feel it is now our duty to share these artistic contributions with the world and find beautiful ways to honor Frankie's memory," Namer added. (via Billboard)
The late singer was famous in the New York City alternative-punk scene as they were a member of other groups such as the queer-punk trio BOYS, and The Violent Orange in the late 2000s to early 2010s.
The FMs was formed in 2017 and the duo's career skyrocketed even more as they went on to perform in some of the shows across the Brooklyn underground scene.
Throughout their time together, they managed to collaborate with other bands like Devo and The Village People at EDM festivals.
Their first album, titled "Machinacene Epoch," was released in 2017, but 2021 was their biggest year after releasing music that gained popularity.
Their track "Song X" became one of their most notable projects that led them to surpass 100,000 streams on Spotify.
In the memorial post written by Namer, the song was described as an "anthem in support of the freedom to be gender fluid from the often not heard from perspective of a trans man."
The musician said Rex's lyrics were "direct and feareless."
Regarding their plans on having a public service for the late singer, they intend to have a memorial concert this summer that plans to raise money.
"Frankie would've cared about such as music and causes that support the trans-masc community," Namer added.
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