Artist description Fort tries to create good pop songs.

Music Style Pop/Rock

Musical Influences Pavement, Brian Wilson, Belle and Sebastian, Built to Spill, Radiohead, The Beatles, Pulp, Stevie Wonder

Similar Artists Pavement, Brian Wilson, Modest Mouse, Belle and Sebastian, Built to Spill, Radiohead, The Beatles, Pulp, Pixies, Stevie Wonder, Spiritualized, Jeff Buckley, Home, The Delgados, Elliot Smith, Grandaddy

Artist History Fort met in their hometown of Porterville, CA. They record their songs in bedrooms whilst harboring dreams of someday becoming a real band.

Group Members Samuel Bottoms, Martin Schaefer, Matthew White: Guitars, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Assorted Percussion; Brian Fowler: Drums

Albums I'm in a Fury (1999); It's Because System Halted (Oct/Nov 2000)

Press Reviews "Fort does lo-fi to perfection..." --Rolling Stone.com" ///// "Guitars trip gently over each other and fall into dreamy, integrated reveries of sound. Spell-bound, you'll want nothing more than for this boyish band to keep at their jangly, rock-rending task." --Listen.com

Location Porterville, CA - USA

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