For people friendly to western pop traditions, there is little or nothing in the music to dislike, and lots to sing along with. ...more
Delusions of Adequacy
No doubt, the music that falls between the Beatles and Bacharach extremes suffers slightly from adherence to formula, but few can boast such immediately memorable melodies. What surprises, though, is the care that they take with the lighter side of their ...more
All Music Guide
This time, the one flaw may simply be that the group doesn't know when to say when. ...more
Austin Chronicle
The secret to Fountains of Wayne's genius is the ability to infuse personality into a typically personalityless segment of America, making sadness and mundanity both interesting and deceptively fun. ...more
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Pitchfork
Despite its obviously short shelf-life, Welcome Interstate Managers is delicious power-pop, unpretentious, loose and perfect for teenagers driving down to Ocean City for the weekend. ...more
Pitch Fork Media
There's a lot of sugar in Fountains of Wayne. You could get a month-long jolt of artificial energy from just one helping of their self-titled first disc, or the follow-up, Utopia Parkway ; syrupy harmonies, magnetic power-pop chords and the ...more
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