Every so often, a band comes along that digs back into what pop music is all about -- good, fun tunes. Fountains of Wayne is one such band. The wonderful thing about the duo (singer Chris Collingwood and bassist Adam Schlesinger of Ivy) is that they manage not to be overtly retro -- the album is a wholly modern production. The only non-modern aspect of it is the fact that the songwriting is so straightforward and wonderful; nearly every song is a pop gem. The result is an album that's almost innovative, when you really think about it -- very few albums released in the '90s have been this pleasant, charming, and all-around likeable. The obvious reference points would be Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, and the Posies, but even these don't quite capture the duo's sound. Think of some of They Might Be Giants' best pop tunes and scrape away every trace of silliness, and you'll be a little closer.
How do I make this interesting? Everyone knows Stacey's Mom, which was catchy as hell but sucked after hearing it 50 billion times. But that was definitely not one of their best songs, or even their best album. All of their albums have kicked ass, but I'm biased when it comes to their first album (for nostalgic reasons of course.) Here's a video of one of the songs from their self-titled fi...
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My boy has pneumonia, just diagnosed on Wednesday evening, so I'm home.He has had a persistent cough, heck, we both have. His just seemed to change Tuesday night. I got him in for a check and we were promptly sent to the hospital for chest x-rays, blood tests for mono, and a skin test for TB...It seems that when the fever spikes in children, at night, it is a warning sign for TB. And since I...
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How do I make this interesting? Everyone knows Stacey's Mom, which was catchy as hell but sucked after hearing it 50 billion times. But that was definitely not one of their best songs, or even their best album. All of their albums have kicked ass, but I'm biased when it comes to their first album (for nostalgic reasons of course.) Here's a video of one of the songs from their self-titled fi...
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Hope you feel better soon.It sucks to be sick.
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| 1 Radiation Vibe |
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| 2 Sink to the Bottom |
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| 3 Joe Rey |
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| 4 She's Got a Problem |
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| 5 Survival Car |
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| 6 Barbara H. |
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| 7 Sick Day |
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| 8 I've Got a Flair |
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| 9 Leave the Biker |
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| 10 You Curse at Girls |
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| 11 Please Don't Rock Me Tonight |
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| 12 Everything's Ruined |
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