Fort Frances

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New single "Parliament Lights" out now!

“All we ever really want to feel is the feeling of beginning,” David McMillin sings at the close of the chorus of “Parliament Lights,” the title track of the forthcoming Fort Frances EP. That’s pretty tough to do for a band that has been grinding it out for 15 years, but the grizzled Chicago rock quartet — Aaron Kiser on drums, Jason Ryan on guitar, Tim Konn on bass and McMillin — channels the magic of a band in the infancy of its career. From the DIY basement show energy of “At Your Fingertips” to the drunk-by-the-campfire sense of “Go for Broke,” this collection of songs brims with the innocence and invincibility of a band that just wants to go — no matter where it is they’re heading.

Top tracks

02	A Silent Sea	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			03:35
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin
01	Summertime	Fort Frances	Summertime			04:14
03	High Resolution	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			03:06
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin
02	Habits	Fort Frances	Breathing Room			04:37
01	Plastic Hearts	Fort Frances	Breathing Room			03:13
01	Days Get Heavy	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:34
03	Anonymous	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			04:04
07	These Are the Mountains Moving (Unplugged)	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:36
01	Go for Broke	Fort Frances	Go for Broke			04:39
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
01	A Thousand Years from Now	Fort Frances	A Thousand Years from Now			03:12
	Writer: David McMillin
06	Days Get Heavy (Unplugged)	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:31
07	Everything Is Starting to Make Sense	Fort Frances	Alio			03:50
02	These Are the Mountains Moving	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:40

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Discography

Albums

We Will Stop Time

℗ 2025 Roadblock Records: 18-04-2025

We Will Stop Time

01	Burn This House Down (The Birthday Song)	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			03:46
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
02	Young & Dumb	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			03:13
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
03	Be the River	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			03:14
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin - Aaron Kiser
04	Goodbye to the Hard Times	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			03:38
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
05	Til the Wheels Fall Off	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			03:55
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
06	There We Are	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			02:45
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
07	This May Be As Far As We Can Go	Fort Frances	We Will Stop Time			03:23
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin

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Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us

Roadblock Records: 11-11-2022

Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us

01	Slow Dance	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			02:55
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
02	Goodness Gracious	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			03:04
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
03	If You Look Hard Enough	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			03:25
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
04	Eleanor	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			03:10
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
05	Parentheses	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			03:32
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
06	The Fragile Souls	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			02:45
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin
07	Seven Days Straight	Fort Frances	Look At What Tomorrow Brought Us			02:19
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin

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The Front Page of the Modern Age

2019 Roadblock Records: 08-11-2019

The Front Page of the Modern Age

01	The Big One	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			02:52
	Writer: David McMillin
02	A Thousand Years from Now	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			03:11
	Writer: David McMillin
03	Fantasy of Youth	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			03:17
	Writer: David McMillin
04	Highs and Lows	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			03:17
	Writer: David McMillin
05	All I Ever Knew Was Wrong	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			04:15
	Writer: David McMillin - Jeffrey Piper - Aaron Kiser
06	Double Take	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			03:12
	Writer: David McMillin
07	Another Life	Fort Frances	The Front Page of the Modern Age			03:27
	Writer: David McMillin

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Alio

Roadblock Records: 01-01-2015

Alio

01	You Got the Wrong Man	Fort Frances	Alio			03:38
02	Take the Wheel	Fort Frances	Alio			03:55
03	Days Get Heavy	Fort Frances	Alio			03:34
04	Best of Luck	Fort Frances	Alio			02:54
05	Sigh of Relief	Fort Frances	Alio			03:46
06	Anonymous	Fort Frances	Alio			04:10
07	Everything Is Starting to Make Sense	Fort Frances	Alio			03:50

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The Atlas

2011 Fort Frances: 08-02-2011

The Atlas

01	Eyes of the War	Fort Frances	The Atlas			04:38
02	Falling Down	Fort Frances	The Atlas			03:51
03	Losing You	Fort Frances	The Atlas			03:52
04	The Ghosts of California	Fort Frances	The Atlas			04:02
05	White Roses	Fort Frances	The Atlas			03:10
06	Hard Earned Heart	Fort Frances	The Atlas			03:04
07	More	Fort Frances	The Atlas			04:17

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EPs

Parliament Lights

℗ 2026 Roadblock Records: 23-10-2026

Parliament Lights

01	Parliament Lights	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			03:40
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin
02	A Silent Sea	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			03:35
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin
03	High Resolution	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			03:06
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin
04	To Feel Alive	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			04:00
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin
05	Go for Broke	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			04:39
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin

No One Needs to Know Our Name

Roadblock Records: 12-05-2015

No One Needs to Know Our Name

01	Days Get Heavy	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:34
02	These Are the Mountains Moving	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:40
03	Anonymous	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			04:04
04	Best of Luck	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			02:54
05	Year of Gold	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			02:48
06	Days Get Heavy (Unplugged)	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:31
07	These Are the Mountains Moving (Unplugged)	Fort Frances	No One Needs to Know Our Name			03:36

Breathing Room

: 15-10-2013

Breathing Room

01	Plastic Hearts	Fort Frances	Breathing Room			03:13
02	Habits	Fort Frances	Breathing Room			04:37
03	Plastic Hearts (Unplugged)	Fort Frances	Breathing Room			03:15
04	Habits (Unplugged)	Fort Frances	Breathing Room			03:54

Harbour

: 23-04-2013

Harbour

01	City by the Sea	Fort Frances	Harbour			03:01
02	Truths I Used to Know	Fort Frances	Harbour			03:26
03	How to Turn Back Again	Fort Frances	Harbour			04:04
04	Please, Don't Wait Up	Fort Frances	Harbour			04:15
05	I Had Love	Fort Frances	Harbour			03:04

Singles

Go for Broke

℗ 2026 Roadblock Records: 02-10-2026

Go for Broke

01	Go for Broke	Fort Frances	Go for Broke			04:39
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin

Parliament Lights

℗ 2026 Roadblock Records: 31-07-2026

Parliament Lights

01	Parliament Lights	Fort Frances	Parliament Lights			03:40
	Writer: David McMillin / Composers: David McMillin

Til the Wheels Fall Off

℗ 2025 Roadblock Records: 21-02-2025

Til the Wheels Fall Off

01	Til the Wheels Fall Off	Fort Frances	Til the Wheels Fall Off			03:55
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin

This May Be As Far As We Can Go

Roadblock Records: 09-02-2024

This May Be As Far As We Can Go

01	This May Be As Far As We Can Go	Fort Frances	This May Be As Far As We Can Go			03:23
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin

Chicago

Roadblock Records: 15-12-2023

Chicago

01	Chicago	Fort Frances	Chicago			03:39
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin

Young & Dumb

Roadblock Records: 30-06-2023

Young & Dumb

01	Young & Dumb	Fort Frances	Young & Dumb			03:16
	Writer: David Ian McMillin / Composers: David Ian McMillin