Fountains of Wayne – Traffic and Weather
Fountains of Wayne albums are to music what Seinfeld was to television comedy. Just as each Seinfeld episode choreographed the nuances of everyday life, the music of Fountains of Wayne stylishly construct witty compositions from ordinary actions. Songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood prove once again that they can turn a phrase faster than Jessica Alba can turn heads at a nudist colony. Following up on the success of Welcome Interstate Managers, the band copies the same song making formula that enables them to entertain with the mundane. Traffic and Weather contains songs about finding love at the DMV, newscasters declaring their love for each other on the air, flight delays, lost luggage, rest stops, road trips and a ’92 Subaru. Even when they are tackling sensitive topics such as loneliness (“Someone To Love”) and cheating (“This Better be Good”), you can’t help but to shake your head and chuckle. Fountains of Wayne albums are to music what Seinfeld was to television comedy. Just as each Seinfeld episode choreographed the nuances of everyday life, the music of Fountains of Wayne stylishly construct witty compositions from ordinary actions. Songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood prove once again that they can turn a phrase faster than Jessica Alba can turn heads at a nudist colony. Following up on the success of Welcome Interstate Managers, the band copies the same song making formula that enables them to entertain with the mundane. Traffic and Weather contains songs about finding love at the DMV, newscasters declaring their love for each other on the air, flight delays, lost luggage, rest stops, road trips and a ’92 Subaru. Even when they are tackling sensitive topics such as loneliness (“Someone To Love”) and cheating (“This Better be Good”), you can’t help but to shake your head and chuckle.
There’s not a smash hit like “Stacy’s Mom” on this album, so one could say that no new ground has been broken. The beauty of any Fountains of Wayne album is that they never take themselves too seriously. Through it all, the band remains steady and true to their craft by creating albums that stay with the listener far after the music fades. While most albums nowadays strive to be over-the-top, Traffic and Weather takes great detail in pointing out the ironies of our daily routines, causing us to laugh at ourselves instead of cry.
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