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Out-of-State Plates

by Fountains Of Wayne

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Overall Rating: 2.7684 Out-of-State Plates is ranked overall as 2.7684 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.8278 Out-of-State Plates has an avg. critic score of 2.8278 out of 4 stars

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Stylus Magazine

The big question is whether or not music has to be popular in order for it to become âpop.â The answer is, âOf course it does, what do you think âpopâ is short for?â Fountains of Wayne know this far too well. ...more

Stylus Magazine

All of the bands calling cards are present—they’re just scribbled down on the back of a phone bill, rather than printed out professionally then laminated. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

Essential listening, especially for those who only know "Stacy's Mom." [15 Jul 2005, p.

Rolling Stone

Songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood's fecund melodic gifts make even odds-and-sods piffle such as "I Want an Alien for Christmas" worth hearing more than once. ...more

Rolling Stone

Thanks to the hypnotically catchy "Stacy's Mom," the thirtyish power-pop ironists in Fountains of Wayne became 2003's least likely, and most deserving,TRLbreakout band. ...more

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

Two years down the road from their breakout albumWelcome Interstate Managers, Fountains Of Wayne haven't quite gotten around to recording a full-fledged follow-up. The explanation suggested in this double-disc set's witty, extensive, band-penned...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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Blender

The songs change, but the sensibility remains the same, more or less: plaintive to mopey, clever to smartass, and back...read the complete review at Blender

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ShakingThrough.net

Barring a few notable exceptions, these are the songs that either weren’t good enough or didn’t fit into any of the New Jersey-based group’s proper releases....read the complete review at ShakingThrough.net

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