NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: The five gentlemen who bring the Brooklyn-based, pop-leaning rock group to life met while attending Wesleyan University. Fort Lean has released two EPs and has played alongside bands like HAIM, Future Islands, Passion Pit and Surfer Blood. They then got to work, recording their debut full-length. Quiet Day is a collision of moods and tones, approachable and ambitious but delivered with a sideways subtlety.
ALBUM: Quiet Day
RELEASE DATE: 6/2
SINGLE: “Cut to the Chase”
LIVE: Northeast run kicks off this spring, followed by extensive touring all summer
INTERNET: Series of cover songs (from Otis Redding, Jeremy Spencer Band, etc.) are gaining massive awareness and helping to build up an active online community; 95k+ SoundCloud plays
PRESS: N.Y. Times, Spin, Stereogum, NPR, AV Club, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence of Sound, Death + Taxes
BOOKING: Craig Bruck & Mike Hayes/ICM
PUBLISHING: Dave Ayers/Big Deal Music
MANAGEMENT: Scott Booker & Scott Marsh