Keith Daniels: Fountains of Wayne

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.

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

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

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.

Yay!! What'd you think?

I was flipping through the channels one night a few years ago and caught the debut of the video for "Denise" off of "Utopia Parkway". I went out and bought the album the next day and have been a fan ever since. I haven't had a chance to pick up their new album yet, sadly, but it won't be long now. They are one of the better bands out there right now.