Fort Atlantic

Fort Atlantic
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.fortatlantic.com

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.[1] Black began recording songs in a home studio and worked with drummer Josh Cannon to realize them for live performances.[1] Fort Atlantic released three EPs in 2010–11, 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 LP.[3][4] The album reached No. 32 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts.[5] In addition to CD and digital formats, the album was also released as a Nintendo cartridge.[6][7] 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.[8] Following the release of the album, the band played the Bonnaroo Music Festival.[9]

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)[10]

References

1. Biography, Allmusic
2. Album Stream: Fort Atlantic Archived 2013-03-23 at the Wayback Machine. Paste. May 21, 2012.
3. Review, Allmusic
4. Wired for Sound Archived 2013-12-15 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 2020-08-07 at the Wayback Machine. and the third season of TV's "Lomgmire. 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