Fountains Of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers

Artist:

Fountains Of Wayne

See Also:

Posies (The) Original Soundtrack - That Thing You Do!

Description:

Fountains Of Wayne: Adam Schlesinger (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Chris Collingwood (vocals, guitar); Jody Porter (vocals); Brian Young (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: James Iha, Jen Tryin (guitar); Ronnie Buttacavol (trumpet, flugelhorn).
Producers: Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, Mike Dennen.
Recorded at Stratosphere Sound, New York, New York; Q Division, Somerville, Massachusetts; The Clubhouse, Rhineback, New York.
Fountains Of Wayne was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Stacy`s Mom" was nominated for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Japanese edition contains the bonus track "Elevator Up."
Following a four-year hiatus that found Fountains of Wayne going from Atlantic Records to S-Curve Records, New Jersey`s favorite power-pop outfit delivers WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS, the band`s third opus. FOW does an excellent job of capturing the suburban zeitgeist that dates back to the band`s name (derived from a Garden State backyard fixtures emporium) and carrying on from 1999`s excellent UTOPIA PARKWAY.
Wielding boatloads of hooks and harmonies, Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood delight with songs about high school sweethearts (the melancholy "Hackensack"), a good woman`s love in the face of a crap job (a sweet, semi-acoustic "Hey Julie"), and exploding cell phones (an anthemic "Mexican Wine"). With its handclaps, rad harmonies and perky synths, the irresistible "Stacy`s Mom" fantasizes about a best friend`s mom, and seems tailor-made for any future American Pie sequels. Other pop manna includes the Beatlesque "Fire Island," the country-fried "Hung Up On You" (featuring guest lap steel player Robert Randolph), and the Brit-pop psychedelia of "No Better Place." WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS easily notches a place on any Best of 2003 list.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Mexican Wine
2. Bright Future in Sales
3. Stacy`s Mom
4. Hackensack
5. No Better Place
6. Valley Winter Song
7. All Kinds of Time
8. Little Red Light
9. Hey Julie
10. Hally`s Waitress
11. Hung up on You
12. Fire Island
13. Peace & Love
14. Bought For a Song
15. Supercollider
16. Yours & Mine
17. Elevator up (Bonus Track)

Album Information

Release Date:

07/07/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Virgin Records (Japan)

Catalog Number:

VJCP-68513

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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