Fountains of Wayne give to the new millennium what Cheap Trick gave to the '70s: meticulously crafted power-pop songs with mountainous hooks, delivered with equal doses of absurdity and absolute sincerity. Like a well-written children's story, their songs can be appreciated on multiple levels. For example, the cheery melody of "Bright Future In Sales" off their new album Welcome Interstate Managers belies its story of a down-on-his-luck salesman, struggling to come to grips with his life and new...

MS

Phoenix, AZ

March 2003

AUG 18, 2003 07:22 PM

The Fountains are one of the best pop-rock groups that I have ever heard. They are able to combine the melodicism of the Beach Boys with the wordplay of (don't kill me) Bob Dylan, without the grandstanding and pompous air that accompany either of those 'deities.' I love the country-twang flavor that they included in this disc as well. The pseudo-lounge-funk of "Halley's Waitress" is also a nice breather on the disc. The lyrics are wonderfully funny and I think everyone can relate to this Barry White-meets-Average-White-Boy track. I also believe that "All Kinds of Time" is the first song to recall a play-by-play football scene and make it sound so good. Fountains of Wayne have managed to score another m/(-_-)m/ in my book.

hellkitten

Mission, BC

November 2002

AUG 18, 2003 09:10 PM

Kick ass - I just found out about them not more than a day before this interview appeared! +o)

chipotle

Oklahoma City, OK

December 2002

AUG 18, 2003 09:53 PM

FoW are 1 of my 2 favorite current bands. And their new album rocketh mightily!

Jayne

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

AUG 19, 2003 09:04 AM

I love Fountains of Wayne. A bit nostalgic for me, they were the first band I saw play live in 96'. They are a fucking incredible pop-rock band for sure. Good interview as well.

SkottiePhaust

Georgia

OLD SKOOL

AUG 20, 2003 04:41 AM

the fountains of wayne is the garden store in NJ... look for it on the sopranos... it was the one tony ran into charles dutton working at... the cop he got fired.

i'm down with the fountains... sink to the bottom type shit.

Stacie

SUICIDEGIRL

Florida, USA

AUG 21, 2003 11:17 PM

Keith, you inspired me to buy the FOW album just a few days before this showed up on the site!