Fort Atlantic

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Fort Atlantic
Origin Birmingham, Alabama
Genres Indie rock, folk rock
Years active2010–present
Labels Dualtone
MembersJon Black
Gus Berry
Tim Coulter
Evan Railton
Past membersJosh Cannon
Website www.fortatlantic.com

Fort Atlantic is an American indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon.

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History

Jon Black founded Fort Atlantic in 2010 following the dissolution of a record label he had owned and operated in Athens, Georgia. [1] Black began recording songs in a home studio and collaborated with drummer Josh Cannon to prepare them for live performances. [1] The group released three EPs between 2010 and 2011, after which Black worked with producer Tom Schick on a full-length album. [2]

In 2012, Fort Atlantic signed with Dualtone Records and released a self-titled debut album. [3] [4] The album reached No. 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. [5] In addition to CD and digital formats, it was also released as a Nintendo cartridge. [6] [7]

Songs from the album appeared in a season-six episode of Californication and in The Final Page , a season-eight episode of How I Met Your Mother , as well as in the third season of Longmire . [8] Following the album’s release, the band performed at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. [9]

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Discography

References

  1. 1 2 Biography, AllMusic
  2. Album Stream: Fort Atlantic Archived March 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Paste . May 21, 2012.
  3. Review, AllMusic
  4. Wired for Sound Archived December 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine . Birmingham Magazine, May 2012.
  5. Billboard, AllMusic
  6. Rocker Fort Atlantic Releases New Album on Nintendo Cartridges. Wired , May 29, 2012.
  7. Fort Atlantic Releases New Album on Modded NES Cartridge. Engadget , April 24, 2012.
  8. "The Final Page" Review Archived August 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine . TV.com , December 18, 2012.
  9. Song Premiere: Fort Atlantic, "Let Your Heart Hold Fast". American Songwriter, May 17, 2012.
  10. Shadow Shaker Vol. 1 Bandcamp, released October 3, 2017.