Best New Bands » Fort Lean http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Fort Lean ’s ‘Quiet Day’ Is Great On Any Day http://www.bestnewbands.com/new-releases/fort-leans-quiet-day-great-day/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/new-releases/fort-leans-quiet-day-great-day/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2015 05:49:29 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27447 Los Angeles – Quiet Day has been in the making for some time for the Brooklyn quintet, Fort Lean. The group has been active since 2011 when they first released their eponymous EP. Throughout the years of discovery, searching for an identity and experimentation, Keenan Mitchell (vocals, guitar), Zach Fried (guitar), Will Runge (keyboard, guitar),

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