There seems to be a simple formula for judging the success of Fountains of Wayne albums. When they have empathy for the protagonists of their powerpop character sketches, the results are delightful (as on their debut, and on their last, ...more
Prefix Magazine
The perfectly pleasant Traffic and Weather is inarguably diminished returns. ...more
Hartford Courant
The everyday-ness of the songs makes them easily relatable, but, like a commute where traffic and weather happen on the 10s, the album starts to feel routine by the end. ...more
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