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The success of "Stacey's Mom," a nugget of new wavey, Cars-channeling splendor, thrust Fountains of Wayne into the spotlight long after the band established an underground rep as the thinking man's (or kid's) provider of sugary-sweet, three-chord pop. Chris Collingswood's quirky characters and clever pop culture lyrics were consistently able to overcome the occasional run-of-the-mill arrangement, and when the band did stir up a memorable riff, well, those were the tunes that earned the band a Best New Artist nod for Welcome Interstate Managers. It's been four years since that release, and critical interest reached news highs in the lead-up to Traffic And Weather. Did the band deliver another winner? Yes and no. There aren't as many memorable tracks as on the band's last, superb release. But Fountains of Wayne's tried-and-true formula still works more often than it doesn't, and Collingwood still delivers characters and lyrics you'll remember long after the disc stops spinning.
Winners include the sunny, synth-heavy "Hotel Majestic," the groovy pop of "Strapped For Cash," and a more melancholy, piano-driven turn with "Fire In The Canyon" (which recalls Welcome's winning "Valley Winter Song"). Lead single "'92 Subaru" and "Someone to Love" are less enthralling, musically speaking, but as long as Collingswood continues to infuse seemingly mundane snapshots of life like "Michael And Heather At The Baggage Claim" with such wit and meaning, much can be forgiven.


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