Your browser does not support the audio element. 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. The obvious reference points would be Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, and the Posies, but even these don't quite capture the duo's sound. 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 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 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.
Buy the album Starting at £13.99Įvery so often, a band comes along that digs back into what pop music is all about - good, fun tunes. Former schoolmates Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood formed Fountains of Wayne named after a semi-legendary statuary and garden furniture store in Wayne, NJ in 1996 as a vehicle for their mutual love of pop songcraft, after having played together in a series of precursor bands with even more ungainly names. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
