Fab the Duo Releases Debut EP ‘Our Love Is Resistance’

Last month, biracial, glam, pop-rock duo and real-life couple Fab the Duo released their debut EP Our Love Is Resistance. Consisting of Greg Driscoll and Brendan Eprile, the two met each other on Tinder three years ago. With their music, they aim to change the cultural narrative about love in the LGBTQ space.

Fab the Duo energetically deliver an open-minded message that challenges the status quo of today’s cultural scene. Through a carefully crafted combination of multiple genres including rock, pop, blues and Broadway, the power duet opens a door to all communities around the globe to embrace their personalities and true identities. They continue to pump up crowds of loyal followers and climb to the top of New York’s music scene.

The five track is EP is available to buy or stream on all music platforms, and OUT FRONT had the opportunity to chat more with Driscoll and Eprile about the album and just how fabulous they really are. Hi, Greg and Brendan! Thank you so much for chatting with me about your debut EP Our Love is Resistance. What can audiences expect?
Greg Driscoll: Yes! So, this is our debut EP, and every song has to deal with love. You are going to expect kind of every type of genre you could possibly imagine, but they all revolve around the concept of love.

Brendan Eprile: Not only does it deal with love, but this EP is also sharing our story. So, as you go through our EP, it’s literally telling the story from before we even knew each other to, like, meeting each other to our love is resistant. The whole EP is a story.

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Can you tell us more about when and how you two met?
GD: We met almost three years ago now, and we met on Tinder. Funny enough, for the first year of our dating, we were kind of like letting each other do their own thing. I was musical theatre guy, and Brendan is a singer-songwriter, and we kind of allowed each other to stay in our lanes. Then we saw a really bad cabaret, and we were like, we could probably do that better, so we put on our own cabaret. That was the first time we ever performed together. So, that was two years ago.

BE: We first started doing a few cabarets where we were mostly performing covers, musical theatre numbers and a few original songs. Then slowly, I was already writing a lot of songs, we started writing songs together and playing more and people were really connecting with it. Therefore, we became Fab the Duo.

You like to challenge the status quo of today’s culture scene. How so?
GD: I think being, especially in these times, me being black and Brendan being white is definitely one. We also do that by just being two gay men singing popular music together.

BE: I also think they way that we dress. We dress in different styles and wear makeup. Some of the clothes we wear are women’s and men’s, sometimes a mix of the two.

GD: So, in other words, in what way are we not?

BE: And even our music genre-wise, we don’t really fit into one specific box. We are a little bit all over the place. We have some pop; we have some rock; there’s some hip-hop; we have some country. So, we’re kind of just disrupting everything.

Are you the first gay couple to make waves in the music industry?
GD: As far as we know, and as far as most people know, I believe so. I would love for someone to show us some other people, but a gay, biracial couple, for sure. I believe we are the only ones of our kind.

How important is that to you?
GD: Honestly, starting off, we were not even aware of that concept. We were really just doing it because we liked singing together, and a lot of people liked us singing together. As we kept going, we realized that there was a bigger responsibility because we started getting messages from people like in Egypt where it’s literally a death sentence to be gay. We hadn’t even released a song yet, and they just found us. We started realizing, oh my gosh, we are representing something that there is not representation of.

BE: We’re making history.

GD: Then we realized over time, and it was pretty much a new revelation that we realized, I think we’re the first gay couple to actually be doing this professionally, at least that we know of. We’re not big by any means, but in all honesty, we really do hope that we are the first ones because we do take it so seriously, and we want to be those voices for people. Our whole thing, we want to be the heroes that we never had as kids, you know? Kind of have that moment. If we were to ever be lucky enough to win an award or even be nominated, and be the first gay couple to be there, that would be absolutely validating and amazing for us.

BE: And I hope our music is helpful for a lot of young, queer people growing up. I wish I had seen a gay couple who wasn’t afraid to be open about their relationship and who they were making waves in music. I think it would have been super-inspiring to me as a young artist who was struggling with my sexuality. So, even if we help one person somewhere out there live their true self and feel comfortable about being who they are, I think that would be huge.

How did your passion for music begin?
BE: For me, I have been writing songs since I was about 10 years old. I have always been very politically outspoken, and when I was 11, I actually wrote a song called “Bush Sucks.” Of course, now he seems lovely compared to who we have now, but probably just because the novelty of it and because I was young and cute, it actually got some radio play, and I got to be in a Battle of the Bands, and we won second place.

I just remember that moment feeling so powerful and on top of the world, and I have kind of been chasing that ever since. Performing and being on a stage, for me, it’s one of the best feelings in the entire world. Especially because in real life, I am breaking out of my shell. I am not always the most confident person, but when you are performing live on a stage, you feel like a completely different person. With Fab especially, it’s like you can have this whole, different persona. You might not feel fabulous right now and just sitting in shorts and stuff, but when we get on stage and we’re wearing our heels, it’s wonderful.

GD: And for me, I grew up in Texas, and I’m actually adopted. My whole family is very artist-centric. Mom is a singer, and I just grew up surrounded by music my whole like. I was actually in band before I was a singer. Being surrounded by music, I always wanted to be a part of it, and I think that whenever I was in band, I played the biggest instrument, the tuba, I tried to hide behind it. When I started finding musical theatre, that kind of allowed me to start singing, but I was also able to not be myself which just gave me the confidence to then be myself and sing.

What do you hope people take away from Our Love is Resistance?
GD: I personally hope that they take away that love truly is something that can conquer all. Not to sound too corny, but if you have the time to listen and appreciate someone else’s point of view, and then also realize that we are all human at the end of the day whether you disagree with then or not, just take time to hear them out, then I feel like a lot of problems would be solved.

BE: I think we are in such a divisive time right now where so many people are at each other’s throats and so angry with each other, and I think remembering what’s important to all of us is really helpful. Just going to the protests actually was such a beautiful thing for me because I saw black, white, all people, people from 5 years old to 80 years old all fighting for one thing and including everyone.

They weren’t just talking about Black Lives Matter. They are also talking about Black, trans lives and queer lives, and there was so much love. I really think that love is what is going to save us. I mean, there are so many policies right now that are coming from a place of greed, self-interest, and hate. I think we need to go back to basics, which is just really loving every single person for who they are.

So, this EP is really significant to today’s times?
GD: Mmhmm. Honestly, we were going to come out with it April 3, and then COVID happened, so then we played it, then where the world was going, we were like, we have to take our position as artists, our platform even as small as it is, we have to use it. Especially with our title song, “Our Love Is Resistance,” it’s so relevant right now. So, we called up our team and was like, we have to release this.

BE: Especially during Pride and the anniversary of Stonewall. Our music video is actually filmed at Stonewall because we want to both remember that we wouldn’t be here today without people like Marsha P. Johnson and everyone fighting for Stonewall, especially all the Black, trans women. Also, we’re still fighting now. It’s timeless. There is still so much to fight for. So, both honoring our past and being aware that we are still in a crazy time where the world is being shaken so rapidly.

What more do you hope to accomplish with your music and platform?
GD: We hope to be the representation that the world lacks of the gay community. I think a lot of the time, especially in like modern days, yes, we have gotten more representation for gay, queer love, but I still feel like the relationships are not being represented as they really are. I feel like we are only seeing one side of gays. We are only seeing one side of gay relationships. We are only seeing one kind of gay, and we want to show that there is a variety to being gay. There is no limit, you just are. You are human, and I think for us, it is also so important for us that if we do, hopefully, get our bigger platform, that we were gay at the beginning of our career because we get so frustrated with our performers who went back in the closet to get up in their career.

Like, look, if you think about what would have happened and how many lives you would have changed if you were just out and proud at the beginning and did not listen to people telling you to not do it, not to be gay, I feel like they would have been able to change so many people’s lives.

BE: We want people to, to quote Shrek: The Musical, let their freak flag fly. We have been told in certain occasions, or consulted maybe not to be too gay, not to alienate people, and we do want to appeal to everyone. We’re not just trying to appeal to gay or the queer community, but we also aren’t afraid to just be as out there and extra and ridiculous as possible. Wearing heels and makeup and just having fun and showing people that you don’t have to fit in a box. You don’t have to try to conform. Just being yourself. We always say be you, be proud, and be loud.

GD: And not hurting anyone or hurting yourself.

Do you guys have any plans to tour?
BE: As soon as the world opens up, yes.

GD: We have been keeping tabs on like all the places that are slowly reopening. We’re like, OK, those places are the ones that will probably have their music venues open first. So, we are hoping that it all lines up in the right way.

BE: Yeah. This summer, we were hoping to basically go on a full Pride tour. We still did a lot of virtual Prides, but hopefully next summer, we will be able to just go everywhere. That is one of our dreams. Just tour the world and perform at all sorts of different Prides. We were going to have a big EP release show in New York at this venue called The Cutting Room, which is a really iconic venue, but unfortunately, we can’t do that at the moment, but we are just waiting for it to open up. We can’t wait to perform in front of people again. We are also going to keep on engaging on social media and releasing music and live streams and being active digitally.

What’s next? Any other upcoming projects we should be on the lookout for?
GD: We have some exciting collabs in the works, and now that we have our EP out, we are going to be working on our debut album. We hope to have that out sometime next year.

BE: And again, as soon as we can fully do a real tour, we are going to try and do a real tour.

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