Fountains Of Wayne Fountains Of Wayne 1996 Rar. 9/21/2019 It's almost here. The new album by Fountains of Wayne ' will be out in the next couple of weeks and from. Apr 01, 2020 With former songwriting partner Chris Collingwood, Schlesinger enjoyed his greatest commercial success as a musician with Fountains of Wayne, which released five studio albums between 1996.

Apr 02, 2020 Fountains of Wayne co-founder Adam Schlesinger died of coronavirus complications at only 52 years old. He was also an award-winning songwriter for film, television, and stage.

Formed in New York in 1996, Fountains of Wayne took its name from an iconic garden store in nearby Wayne, NJ (which, sadly, closed recently). The band has received steady critical accolades since its inception; 'Dean Of American Rock Critics' Robert Christgau has called them 'lyric poets' and 'true art heroes.' FoW were nominated for two Grammys, including a slightly belated Best New Artist nod, in 2003, after scoring a hit with their third album, Welcome Interstate Managers.
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Fountains of Wayne is a Grammy-nominated American power pop band. The group was formed by songwriters Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. They met as freshmen at Williams College and began playing music together. After college, Collingwood formed the Mercy Buckets in Boston and Schlesinger formed Ivy in New York City, but they connected again in 1996 and formed Fountains of Wayne.

Chris and Adam performing in New Jersey (2007)

The band name was taken from a garden and lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey by that name. Adam Schlesinger grew up in nearby Montclair. The store can be seen in The Sopranos episode 'Another Toothpick' but it closed in 2009.

The entrance to the kitschy Fountains of Wayne store in NJ (2007)

Their biggest hit single was 'Stacy's Mom.' The single was powered by a popular music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, about an adolescent boy's attempts to get closer to the mom of his girlfriend Stacy. The mom was played by model Rachel Hunter. The clever video includes allusions to the 1962 film Lolita and 1982's Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Adam Schlesinger says 'Stacy's Mom' was a tribute to a band they liked, The Cars. The Cars' song 'My Best Friend's Girl' has a similar instrumental intro. Cars frontman Ric Ocasek thought that the intro was a sample from his song 'Just What I Needed' but the band says they performed it in the studio. Ocasek was asked to be in the video for the song but declined. (Wikipedia)Collingwood recorded an album as the singer/guitarist in Look Park.
Adam Schlesinger died of complications due to the COVID19 virus in April 2020.
The band released 5 studio albums and one collection of alternate takes, cover and rarities, Out of State Plates.

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