Rock band Femme Fatality isn’t sure it ever fit into the local rock scene, but that’s not stopping the stylishly fab group from forging ahead.

Femme Fatality has a whole different thing going on, something described on its web site as “retro synth-dance punk.” That’s a whole lot of description there, and every bit is true.

“It’s just high-energy party music we take from more of a punk rock approach. There’s lots of drum machines and synthesizers. That’s our thing,” says the group’s Monanani Palermo, who handles vocals and synthesizers.

He’s joined by his brother Alexander Palermo (dig the stage names), also on vocals and synthesizers. Theilo Broveli helps fill out the live shows on guitars, synthesizers, and beat machine.

“There’s lot of tongue and cheek stuff going on with our music, a lot of partying and dancing and having fun,” says Palermo.

The band, influenced by acts such as Nine Inch Nails and the Beastie Boys, is set to release its second CD “One’s Not Enough” with a CD release party Saturday night at Creepy Crawl. The CD follows 2004’s “Never Had a Daddy.”

“This one is a lot more raw and faster, and has a distorted sense of that punk energy. We kind of did the old ‘80s sounding Pet Shop Boys thing on our first CD. On this one we wanted to do something representing our live show better,” says Palermo.

“A lot of people said they like ‘Never Had a Daddy’ but they wanted us live and screaming. They say we have so much more energy on the live show.”

The “One’s Not Enough” title carries a double meaning, beginning with the fact having only the one CD out there wasn’t cutting it. They needed a follow-up. 

But the title also refers to the over-indulgent image the band portrays. “There’s something cool about throwing that whole lifestyle out there that nobody can really live, that darker side of life,” he says.

The new CD includes glammed-up songs such as “Bullet Train,” “Connections,” and “Lucky Lover.”

Palermo explains the four year gap between his band’s two CDs with “there were a lot of member changes and lots of busy things going on with life, and things got crazy. There were months when we weren’t doing much.”

During that time, his brother joined the band. “We’re on the same page now. We finally got a solid lineup.”

Tickets to the 8 p.m. Saturday concert at Creepy Crawl are $10-$12. Screaming Mechanical Brain, the Makeshift Gentlemen, and Old Skin are also on the bill. Get more information at www.myspace.com/femmefatality or www.creepycrawl.com

Photo: Monanani Palermo of Femme Fatality