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Remembering Adam Schlesinger, One Of Pop's Great Collaborators

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Remembering Adam Schlesinger, One Of Pop's Great Collaborators

April 2, 2020 • Schlesinger's creative tendrils extended into the catalogs of many other brilliant artists.

Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dies At 52 After Contracting COVID-19

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Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dies At 52 After Contracting COVID-19

April 1, 2020 • Schlesinger, one of the most prolific and decorated songwriters of his generation, died Wednesday.

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Fountains Of Wayne On Mountain Stage

January 7, 2013 • The power-pop group returns to the show to perform favorites and new songs from Sky Full of Holes.

Fountains Of Wayne On Mountain Stage

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Tiny Desk

Fountains Of Wayne: Tiny Desk Concert

October 6, 2011 • It speaks well of this performance that Fountains of Wayne's set pokes around in a few gray areas; its four songs showcase a band with tremendous narrative gifts and a real flair for subtle beauty.

Fountains Of Wayne: Tiny Desk Concert

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Ivy: Speaking The Shared Language Of Pop

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Music Interviews

Ivy: Speaking The Shared Language Of Pop

September 24, 2011 • Singer Dominique Durand discusses forming the trio in the early '90s, when she was a recent immigrant who'd never set foot in a recording studio.

Ivy: Speaking The Shared Language Of Pop

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Fountains Of Wayne: Transcending Time And Place

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Fountains Of Wayne: Transcending Time And Place

September 21, 2011 • Songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood discuss the transformative power of arrangement. The power-pop band's new album is titled Sky Full of Holes.

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World Cafe

Fountains Of Wayne On World Cafe

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September 9, 2011 • The band's new album, Sky Full of Holes, takes a darker view than their earlier work, combining their trademark power-pop with compelling cynicism.

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Fountains Of Wayne: Pop For Summer's Warm Intensity

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Music Reviews

Fountains Of Wayne: Pop For Summer's Warm Intensity

Fresh Air

August 4, 2011 • Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger, the pair behind Fountains of Wayne, have just released their first new album since 2007. Rock critic Ken Tucker says Sky Full of Holes showcases the detailed storytelling and bright melodies that can occasionally hide the duo's darker thoughts.

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Songs For A Drab And Unfulfilling Existence

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Songs For A Drab And Unfulfilling Existence

October 9, 2008 • As you sit in your bleak, gray cubicle and wrap up those third-quarter reports, be sure to take a moment, sweep away the ashes of your dashed dreams, don a pair of headphones, and listen to this five-song playlist as you plod grimly through this waking life.

Best Music of 2007

CD Gift Guide for 2007

December 9, 2007 • Weekend Edition Sunday music director Ned Wharton is back with his annual gift guide. He's surveyed the 2007 releases, and offers these suggestions for the jazz, rock, classical and world music fans on your shopping list.

CD Gift Guide for 2007

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Song Of The Day

Fountains of Wayne: Long-Distance Dedication

July 2, 2007 • With its detailed look at the pop-cultural detritus in a miserable late-night rest stop, "I-95" first appears to be just another Fountains of Wayne-ian look at someone's mundane, loveless existence. But as it unfolds, the song takes on a sincere sweetness that the band wears well.

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World Cafe

Fountains of Wayne: Sly Pop for Everyday People

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May 7, 2007 • Fountains of Wayne's immensely catchy pop-rock songs come with a powerful undercurrent of sly cynicism, but also a keen understanding of everyday people and the way they live. The band's new album is titled Traffic and Weather.

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Music Reviews

'Traffic and Weather' Report

Fresh Air

April 12, 2007 • Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the latest album from Fountains of Wayne. It's the band's first collection of songs in four years.

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All Songs Considered

Rickie Lee Jones, The Knife, Fountains of Wayne

March 2, 2007 • A strong return from Rickie Lee Jones; David Bowie meets The Last Town Chorus; Haunting Nashville singer Cortney Tidwell; Swedish electronica duo The Knife and more.

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Fountains of Wayne: Smart, Funny Power Pop

August 10, 2005 • Fountains of Wayne is the New York City-based power-pop band anchored by the singer-songwriter duo of Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger. Schlesinger is best known as the author of the title theme to Tom Hanks' 1996 rock 'n' roll movie That Thing You Do!

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New Music

Searching for the Perfect Summer Anthem

July 19, 2005 • Road trips, lazy beach days and long bike rides... summer just begs for its own soundtrack. Even if you're stuck in the office, you need a summer anthem. Music writer Stephen Thompson has some suggestions.

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All Songs Considered

The Arcade Fire, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté, Son Volt

June 29, 2005 • New solo work from Daniel Lanois; Reggae meets country through Willie Nelson; Malian musical legends Touré and Diabaté; A long-awaited new CD from Son Volt and more.

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All Songs Considered

The Best CDs of 2003: Listeners' Picks

December 23, 2003 • The mail poured in from listeners telling us their picks for 2003's best CDs. There were a few ties and a number of albums we'd never heard of before. But in the end there were some clear winners.

The Best CDs of 2003: Listeners' Picks

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All Songs Considered

Fountains of Wayne, Guster, Joss Stone

September 8, 2003 • A Be Good Tanyas side project: Po' Girl; Great pop from the Fountains of Wayne; Life set to the sounds of Guster; Armenian melodies from Kim Kashkashian and more.

Fountains of Wayne, Guster, Joss Stone

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