Fort Lean is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York.
Fort Lean | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, NY United States |
| Genres | Indie Rock |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Members | Keenan Mitchell – Vocals, Guitar Zach Fried – Guitar Will Runge – Keyboard, Guitar Jake Aron – Bass Sam Ubl – Drums |
| Website | www |
The band released their self-released eponymous EP[1] on April 13, 2011. They released three singles and music videos from the EP; “Perfect”,[2] “High Definition”,[3] and “Beach Holiday”.[4] The band released a 7″ on Neon Gold Records on February 28, 2012[5] featuring single, “Sunsick” and B-side, “The Precinct.” They received significant critical praise for their 2011 CMJ performances, with the New York Times stating on the first day of the festival, “Fort Lean is already a standout at CMJ“.[6]
The band released a new EP, Change Your Name, on November 13, 2012.[7] They received praise from MTV Buzzworthy [8] and The A.V. Club[9] for the songs “All The Lights” and “The Mall.”
Fort Lean released their first LP, Quiet Day, on October 2, 2015, on Ooh La La Records.[10] The first single from that record, “Cut To The Chase,” premiered on Stereogum on October 15, 2014.[11]
- ^ “[mpFree] Fort Lean’s Self-Titled EP”. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ “Fort Lean – “Perfect” Video”. Stereogum. 10 August 2011.
- ^ “QM :: Video: Fort Lean – “High Definition” | Quit Mumbling”. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ “Fort Lean – “Beach Holiday” Video”. 28 November 2011.
- ^ “Billboard Business”. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ “Fort Lean is Already a Standout at CMJ”. 20 October 2011.
- ^ “Album Review: Fort Lean – Change Your Name EP”. 9 November 2012.
- ^ “News – Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity”. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012.
- ^ “Exclusive: Listen to a new Fort Lean track, “The Mall”“. The A.V. Club. 9 November 2012.
- ^ “Fort Lean – “Cut to the Chase” (“. 15 October 2014.
- ^ “Fort Lean – “Cut to the Chase” (“. 15 October 2014.