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HITS LIST GETS LIT UP
Whoa, this year's going too fast. (11/19a)
ON THE COVER: WICKED
They're not in Kansas anymore. (11/19a)
GRAMMY CHEW: RUMINATING ON THE BIG 4 NOMS
80% is a lot better than usual. (11/15a)
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)
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.
THE B-SIDE
Fort Lean (Ooh La La)
3/13/15

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

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