Fort Lean

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Fort Lean

| image =

| caption = Fort Lean

| landscape = Yes

| origin = Brooklyn, NY United States

| genre = Indie Rock

| years_active = 2011–present

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| website = {{URL|www.fortlean.com}}

| current_members = Keenan Mitchell - Vocals, Guitar
Zach Fried - Guitar
Will Runge - Keyboard, Guitar
Jake Aron - Bass
Sam Ubl - Drums

}}

Fort Lean is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York.

The band released their self-released eponymous EP{{Cite web |url=http://www.iguessimfloating.net/2011/05/mpfree-fort-leans-self-titled-ep.html |title=[mpFree] Fort Lean's Self-Titled EP |access-date=2011-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920020740/http://www.iguessimfloating.net/2011/05/mpfree-fort-leans-self-titled-ep.html |archive-date=2011-09-20 |url-status=usurped }} on April 13, 2011. They released three singles and music videos from the EP; "Perfect",{{Cite news|url=https://stereogum.com/779772/fort-lean-perfect-video/mp3s/|title = Fort Lean – "Perfect" Video|newspaper = Stereogum|date = 10 August 2011}} "High Definition",{{Cite web |url=http://quitmumbling.com/2011/11/fort-lean-high-definition/ |title=QM :: Video: Fort Lean – "High Definition" | Quit Mumbling |access-date=2011-11-17 |archive-date=2012-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425232247/http://quitmumbling.com/2011/11/fort-lean-high-definition/ |url-status=dead }} and "Beach Holiday".{{Cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/890351/fort-lean-beach-holiday-video/video/|title = Fort Lean – "Beach Holiday" Video|date = 28 November 2011}} The band released a 7" on Neon Gold Records on February 28, 2012{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/backbeat/backbeat-fort-lean-rocks-santos-party-house-1006320752.story|title=Billboard Business|access-date=2012-11-09|archive-date=2012-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102074806/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/backbeat/backbeat-fort-lean-rocks-santos-party-house-1006320752.story|url-status=dead}} featuring single, "Sunsick" and B-side, "The Precinct." They received significant critical praise for their 2011 CMJ performances, with the New York Times stating on the first day of the festival, "Fort Lean is already a standout at CMJ".{{Cite web|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/20/fort-lean-is-already-a-standout-at-cmj/|title=Fort Lean is Already a Standout at CMJ|date=20 October 2011}}

The band released a new EP, Change Your Name, on November 13, 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/11/album-review-fort-lean-change-your-name-ep/|title=Album Review: Fort Lean - Change Your Name EP|date=9 November 2012}} They received praise from MTV Buzzworthy {{Cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/10/29/fort-lean-all-the-lights/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101050007/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/10/29/fort-lean-all-the-lights/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 1, 2012|title = News - Entertainment, Music, Movies, Celebrity}} and The A.V. Club{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/exclusive-listen-to-a-new-fort-lean-track-the-mall-1798234532|title = Exclusive: Listen to a new Fort Lean track, "The Mall"|website = The A.V. Club| date=9 November 2012 }} for the songs "All The Lights" and "The Mall."

Fort Lean released their first LP, Quiet Day, on October 2, 2015, on Ooh La La Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1711828/fort-lean-cut-to-the-chase-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title = Fort Lean – "Cut to the Chase" (|date = 15 October 2014}} The first single from that record, "Cut To The Chase," premiered on Stereogum on October 15, 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1711828/fort-lean-cut-to-the-chase-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title = Fort Lean – "Cut to the Chase" (|date = 15 October 2014}}