Man, Fountains of Wayne have been peeling videos from the Sky Full Of Holes album like no one’s business. “A Road Song” is the fourth clip to be taken from this excellent album, and while it doesn’t offer much in the way of groundbreaking visuals (it’s a fairly prototypical “on the road” video), “A Road Song”, in my humble opinion, is the album’s best song. While employing the smart-assery that is Fountains’ trademark, the song actually has a poignant strain to it. It’s a bit bittersweet, proving once and for all that there’s a heart underneath the smirking.
2 comments
Dave Lifton says:
Nov 29, 2011
I don’t see the smart-assedness. They so often get accused of that in their quieter songs (while praised for it in their rockers) but I just see it as a strong attention to detail and wry imagery.
blerd says:
Nov 30, 2011
Oh, I totally see it. Had a conversation about this with Jeff a couple weeks back and I think he phrased it as “being cute” or “trying to be cute.” I get it–enjoy it, even, but I can see how it might rub some people the wrong way.