I very, VERY rarely post press releases verbatim, but the news of a new Fountains of Wayne album is practically making me pee my pants with joy (and yes, strangely enough, I am wearing pants right now). These guys are the kings of power-pop and it’s been WAY TOO LONG since they’ve released a new album. They played a handful of new songs when I saw them last year and they were certainly up to the band’s high standard. Now […]
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An Hour (& a Half) of Power (Pop) with Fountains of Wayne
I owe my love of Fountains of Wayne to a decision to go to Wendy’s. I was sitting in a booth, enjoying a late lunch one day, when “Hey Julie” came on the PA. Immediately taken with the song, I got back to my office, Googled the song lyrics and realized…I already owned it. “Welcome Interstate Managers”, the band’s third album, had found it’s way into my record collection several months before, and I’d never given it a truly thorough […]
