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Traffic and Weather

by Fountains Of Wayne

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Overall Rating: 2.4221 Traffic and Weather is ranked overall as 2.4221 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.7771 Traffic and Weather has an avg. critic score of 2.7771 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

The end product is, on the whole, a simply wonderful CD of songs about love, lust, and loneliness. ...more

PopMatters

As such, Traffic and Weather ups the ante by adding in heavy measure a pile of sheer American boredom—the title track refers to two hack TV newscasters in love, who are reported to belong together “like traffic and weather”, a ...more

Rolling Stone

Here they fail to provide the elusive novelty follow-up to "Stacy's Mom" but nonetheless invent many dandy new ways not to be in love. ...more

All Music Guide

It's sturdy, well-written power pop, but it falls prey to some of the faults of craftsmanlike pop -- mainly, it's possible to hear the craft behind the pop instead of just getting sucked into the sugar rush of the melodies. ...more

Stylus Magazine

Despite being four years in the making, Traffic and Weather finds Fountains Of Wayne offering more of the same and yet decidedly less, working your nerves to the point where you’ll wonder whether you ever truly liked them in the first place. ...more

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The Onion (A.V. Club)

Traffic And Weather offers vivid little snapshots of characters and places, but in Schlesinger and Collingswood's hands, a snapshot can tell the whole story....read the complete review at The Onion (A.V. Club)

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Austin Chronicle

Front to back, this 14-song slice of bop-worthy Americana hits the spot like hamburgers and coffee....read the complete review at Austin Chronicle

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Guardian

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,...read the complete review at Guardian

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