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FORT FRANCES – ” These Are The Mountains Moving “

Posted: January 1, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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No One Needs to Know Our Name

With that line Fort Frances’ new EP reaches its climax, in the middle of the first single “Anonymous,” and the band announces-without question-their plans to continue evolving. No One Needs To Know Our Name is a leap forward for the Chicago trio, leaning more toward rock than their folk beginnings. Traces of Spoon and Dawes ooze out of every song while singer David McMillin maintains his pop radio-friendly voice.

The biggest similarity between this new EP and some of their older work is the idiosyncrasies that you find all throughout. There’s some phrasing in the lead track “Days Get Heavy” that you don’t hear very often (reminds me a bit of Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine) that betrays the campfire feel produced by the pretty three-part harmonies.

“Best Of Luck” sounds like it could’ve been a Good News For People Who Love Bad News song that just missed the cut. The music overpowers the lyrics a bit, but I like the line at the end, “Your mind takes pictures of everywhere you’ve been, and everything that’s lost can be found again.”

The record may be called No One Needs To Know Our Name, but I think people will want to know Fort Frances once this EP hits. These are five well-crafted tunes performed by guys who’ve been making hits flying under the radar for years. Take some time to listen to The Atlas and Harbor before everyone knows their name.

No One Needs To Know Our Name was released on May 12th.

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The second single from the new Fort Frances EP “No One Needs to Know Our Name.”

FORT FRANCES – ” These Are The Mountains Moving “

Posted: July 2, 2015 in MUSIC
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The second single from the new Fort Frances EP “No One Needs to Know Our Name.” 

With that line Fort Frances’ new EP reaches its climax, in the middle of the single “Anonymous,” and the band announces-without question-their plans to continue evolving. No One Needs To Know Our Name is a leap forward for the Chicago trio, leaning more toward rock than their folk beginnings. Traces of Spoon and Dawes ooze out of every song while singer David McMillin maintains his pop radio-friendly voice.

The biggest similarity between this new EP and some of their older work is the idiosyncrasies that you find all throughout. There’s some phrasing in the lead track “Days Get Heavy” that you don’t hear very often (reminds me a bit of Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine) that betrays the campfire feel produced by the pretty three-part harmonies.

“Best Of Luck” sounds like it could’ve been a Good News For People Who Love Bad News song that just missed the cut. The music overpowers the lyrics a bit, but I like the line at the end, “Your mind takes pictures of everywhere you’ve been, and everything that’s lost can be found again.”

The record may be called No One Needs To Know Our Name, but I think people will want to know Fort Frances once this EP hits. These are five well-crafted tunes performed by guys who’ve been making hits flying under the radar for years. Take some time to listen to The Atlas and Harbor before everyone knows their name.

“No One Needs To Know Our Name” will be released on May 12th.

Produced and mixed by Sam Kassirer

For a free download and tour dates, visit www.fortfrancesmusic.com.

FORT FRANCES – ” Anonymous “

Posted: May 7, 2015 in MUSIC
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One of those bands that I really want to see are Chicago band rock trio Fort Frances, whose superb debut album “The Atlas” released in 2011 still gets plays and is a forever favourite.

Now back with a new EP, Fort Frances entitled “No One Needs to Know Our Name” and its out May 12th, the effort highlights a brand new side of the band, of its members saying “goodbye to twenty-somethings.” Where “The Atlas” showcased a group playing understated but memorable folk music, “No One” is unquestionably a rock effort, complete with more mature offerings that are nonetheless catchy and fun.

Opener “Days Get Heavy” sets the tone by being a foot-stompin’ anthem with an absolutely hair-raising chorus. The expert songwriting and instantly accessible songwriting continues throughout, from the swooning, heartfelt epic “These Are The Mountains Moving,” the horn-led swing of “Anonymous,” the Spoon-like swagger of “Year of Gold or the infectious pop rock of “Best of Luck.” Partially responsible for the bigger sound is producer Sam Kassirer (Lake Street Dive, Josh Ritter), who recorded the album with the band last fall at his Maine farmhouse. It’s an effort teeming with different ideas.

 

 

 

 

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FORT FRANCES – ” Anonymous “

Posted: March 13, 2015 in MUSIC
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Taken from the EP  “No One Needs to Know Our Name”,Chicago’s Fort Frances. The acclaimed trio features David McMillin on vocals, guitar, and piano, Jeff Piper on bass and vocals, and Aaron Kiser on drums and vocals. Fort Frances album’s “gorgeous songs,” and the band’s “warm, versatile, melodic sound.” In between the band’s last EP , David McMillin has also been working on his solo career. He’s an accomplished and acclaimed songwriter who had performed at the Kerrville Folk Festival and has been a finalist in the Telluride Troubadour competition. Fort Frances has made similarly with this new EP. The guitars are louder, the drums rock harder, and even as the arrangements are less “singer-songwritery” then their previous efforst, it’s McMillin’s excellent songwriting and lyrics that remain at the heart of this EP.