Forts and the artfully darkly drawn "The Dogs"

 

"the dogs are hungry licking their dripping lips..."

"The Dogs" by Midwest based electronic brooding pop duo Forts, the project of Mary Clare Clemons (vocalist, co-producer) and Colton Jones (co-producer), is artfully dark. The pair trade the common dystopian industrial caustic drone (a lah N.I.N) for something more commercially pop forward but don't worry, this isn't a pop track but something in between with 80's new wave affections. Clemon's vocal aesthetic is instantly captivating and the production overall is nuanced and very cool.

Press notes indicate:

"This song is a sonic warning to the listener about "the dogs", the people or thoughts in our lives that feed off our failures and insecurities; the people that seem to chew us up and spit us out, and the thoughts that aim to devour our hopes and deter us from our path. The song is a reminder to not let those critics win, and to stay steadfast even in the face of provocation and uncertainty."

-Robb Donker Curtius 

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THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES


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Forts is an electronic pop duo from the Midwest, formed by Mary Clare Clemons and Colton Jones. Both members co-produce the tracks and Clemons works as the lyricist and vocalist. The duo focuses on heavily melodic, brooding pop, painted with drenched vocals, primal drums, and imperial synths.