In commercial terms, Ivy is but a footnote in the career of bassist Adam Schlesinger, who between his duties in Fountains Of Wayne and his work as a prolific songwriter for hire has made far greater claims on the public’s attention. But in a world where diffident cool trumped sugary snark, the trio of Schlesinger, Andy Chase and singer Dominique Durand would have reaped richly deserved rewards. All Hours (Nettwerk), Ivy’s sixth album and its first since 2005, continues the electronic excursions of In The Clear while maintaining the ironclad melodies that anchor early shoulda-been hits like “This Is The Day.” Durand and Chase, who are married with children, will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with them.
Chase: I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was a kid. I kept going to France with Dominique and seeing these super-cool motorcycles that were a hybrid between a racing bike and a kind of easy-rider touring bike. One year I came back and decided to buy the motorcycle I kept seeing in France; these were Ducati sport touring bikes. Today, I own a few motorcycles, but sadly they’re pretty much collecting dust because I’ve fallen in love with my Ducati ST4s. It’s the only bike that I’m interested in riding these days. And on any nice afternoon, you might see me going down the West Side Highway, making my traditional loop around the perimeter of Manhattan.
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