The great Fountains Of Wayne just issued their fifth album in a career that dates back 15 years. Sky Full Of Holes (Yep Roc) was recorded by the band—vocalist/guitarist Chris Collingwood, multi-instrumentalist Adam Schlesinger, guitarist Jody Porter and drummer Brian Young—in New York City at the studio Schlesinger co-owns, and it may be the quartet’s best effort to date. Fountains Of Wayne is currently on tour, but Collingwood and Schlesinger will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with the dynamic duo.
Collingwood: The Lonesome Brothers are an institution in Northampton, Mass. The pairing of local legends Ray Mason and Jim Armenti is a roots-rock/rockabilly/country outfit with the energy and purpose of a young punk band. I saw them a couple weeks ago in a shack in the middle of a cornfield in Worthington, Mass., and in about 10 minutes, they turned a roomful of sleepy locals into a whirling, frenetic dance party. When the band took a set break, the entire bar emptied out onto the lawn in the back, where the owner set off fireworks. Then we all filed back inside, and it was as if they had never stopped. If I ever throw a giant drunken hootenanny, these guys will be headlining.
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Just saw the Lonesome Brothers again last night (although now they claim that they are a Lonesome Brothers tribute band). No other band makes me feel the same kind of happy when I see them live. The combination of twenty six years of playing together and individual mastery of their instruments makes their music head-shakingly good. But it’s their obvious love of music that really does the trick. It shows in the songwriting and in their humble performances.