FKB is a high-energy, four-piece, indie pop band based in Nashville, influenced by the mystique, glamour, and excess of the 1960s-1980s entertainment business. Formed in Bonnyville, Alberta, the band is fronted by JUNO Award-nominated songwriter (2019) Drew Shalka and features Travis Topylki (lead guitar), Derek Chalut (drums), and Alex Fedorouk (rhythm guitar). 

FKB’s nostalgic, reflective single, “Mirror on the Ceiling” is co-written and produced by Shaun Frank (The Chainsmokers, Dua Lipa, Liam Payne). “‘Mirror on the Ceiling’ is about the innocence of youth and wanting to live in those moments forever,” says Shalka. “Sonically, we wanted to express a feeling of longing by combining a variety of influences from different eras like Prince, The Killers, and Bruce Springsteen.” 

“Mirror on the Ceiling” tells the story of a summertime road trip and a relationship that is intense but short-lived. The song reflects on being able to go back to relive that moment in time with the mirror being the object that brings back those memories. The song title came from old nostalgic motels and the feelings of adventure and longing they bring up. There is something about seeing something seemingly frozen in time like those old roadside motels that makes you relive memories and think about your life and where it has come from.

“The song was written and recorded in 15 hours over two days at Noble Street Studios during Canadian Music Week in June 2023,” explains Shalka. “We had just won the Jim Beam National Talent Search and the winner would be writing and recording a song the next day as part of the week’s itinerary. So the way it played out was that we performed our Jim Beam show at 9pm, found out we won at 11pm, then had another show down the street at 1am so we immediately got into an Uber to get there. Then the next morning at 10am we met Shaun and wrote and recorded the whole song from scratch.”