Fort Atlantic | |
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Origin | Birmingham, Alabama |
Genres | Indie rock, folk-rock |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | Dualtone |
Members | Jon Black Gus Berry Tim Coulter Evan Railton |
Past members | Josh Cannon |
Website | www |
Fort Atlantic is an American musical group based in Portland, Oregon.
History
Jon Black founded Fort Atlantic in 2010 after the dissolution of an Athens, Georgia-based record label he owned and operated. Black began recording songs in a home studio and worked with drummer Josh Cannon to realize them for live performances. Fort Atlantic released three EPs in 2010–11, after which Black worked with producer Tom Schick on a full-length album. In 2012, Fort Atlantic signed with Dualtone Records and released a self-titled LP. The album reached No. 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts. In addition to CD and digital formats, the album was also released as a Nintendo cartridge. Songs from the self-titled album, "Fort Atlantic", featured in a season six episode of Californication and in a season eight episode of How I Met Your Mother. Following the release of the album, the band played the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
Band members
- Current
- Jon Black – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, programming
- Gus Berry – guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Tim Coulter – bass, guitars, vocals, synthesizers
- Evan Railton – drums, percussion, programming, synthesizers
- Former
- Josh Cannon – drums, percussion, programming, synthesizers
Discography
- Fort Atlantic (Dualtone Records, 2012)
- Shadow Shaker Vol. 1 (Hot Garbage, 2017)
References
- ^ Biography, Allmusic
- Album Stream: Fort Atlantic Archived 2013-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Paste. May 21, 2012.
- Review, Allmusic
- Wired for Sound Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine. Birmingham Magazine, May 2012.
- Billboard, Allmusic
- Rocker Fort Atlantic Releases New Album on Nintendo Cartridges. Wired, May 29, 2012.
- Fort Atlantic Releases New Album on Modded NES Cartridge. Engadget, April 24, 2012.
- The Final Page Review Archived 2020-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. and the third season of TV's "Lomgmire. TV.com, December 18, 2012.
- Song Premiere: Fort Atlantic, "Let Your Heart Hold Fast". American Songwriter, May 17, 2012.
- Shadow Shaker Vol. 1 Bandcamp, released October 3, 2017