Fountains of Wayne: Sky Full of Holes – review

(Lojinx)On their fifth album, Fountains of Wayne appear to have tired of rocking. Gone are the massive arena rock choruses that were the sugar on their tart character sketches; this time the New York powerpop band have eschewed the power in favour of a more sedate sound, the dominant texture being acoustic guitar overlaid with muted electrics. It suits them: Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger have lost none of their facility with melody, and the gentler approach makes the lyrics seem more e...

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