Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountains of Wayne

Welcome Interstate Managers, the third Fountains of Wayne album, came out on S-Curve on June 10, 2003, and it's the record that finally carried the New York power-pop crew into the mainstream. Founding members Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger lead the charge, with Jody Porter and drummer Brian Young, who had signed on after the first album, rounding out the band.

This is tight, tuneful stuff: jangling guitars, bright harmonies and hooks that won't leave your head. "Stacy's Mom" was the smash, a Grammy-nominated romp that became the band's biggest US hit, and "Mexican Wine" and "Hey Julie" followed as singles. The album itself was more cult item than blockbuster, topping the Heatseekers chart and selling 187,000 copies in the States, but its first week was the best the band ever scanned.

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