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 indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon.
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]