Frustrations grew between Fountains of WayneĪnd Atlantic Records, who neglected to promote the song "Trouble Times"Īs a single, and the band was dropped from Atlantic's roster in lateġ999. Despite the popularity of "Denise" at college radio, Utopia Parkway sold poorly. Released in 1999, the album expanded the band's catalog with slicker production, beefier harmonies, and Porter's muscled guitar work.
The addition of two touring musicians - guitarist Jody Porter and former Posies drummer Brian Young - helped round out the band's sound, and both became official members during the recording of Utopia Parkway. Despite a lack of mainstreamĪttention, the band toured the world alongside the Lemonheads and the Smashing Pumpkins. Own album only enjoyed a sliver of that success, though, selling Schlesinger's contributions to the film's soundtrack garnered a Grammy nomination and an RIAA gold certification in 1997. The two musicians eventually reunited in 1996 as Fountains of Wayne,Ĭhristening their band after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, NJ.Ītlantic Records released the duo's self-titled LP that same year, and Schlesinger helped create some more buzz by authoring the title song to the movie That Thing You Do! The duo split up after legal hassles blocked the album's release, with Schlesinger resurfacing as part of the indie pop band Ivy and Collingwood joining a Boston-based country group named the Mercy Buckets.
Series of short-lived bands before recording an LP under the name Pinwheel. Sharing a mutual affection for melodic British pop, the two formed a In 1986, while both were studying at Massachusetts' Williams College. Schlesinger first crossed paths with Chris Collingwood Meanwhile, co-founder Adam Schlesinger enjoyed a separate career as a producer and ghostwriter for other artists. While that album proved to be something of a fluke success, the bandĬontinued releasing well-crafted records throughout the subsequent Fountains of Wayne expanded their lineup and polished up their sound during the following years, eventually hitting gold with 2003's Welcome Interstate Managers. In 1996 with a mix of British-influenced pop songs, lo-fi production,Īnd wry lyrics about dead-end jobs and biker boyfriends. Based in New Jersey, the group first appeared Didn't enjoy mainstream attention until the release of "Stacy's Mom" inĢ003, the band had already established itself as one of America's
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