Fountains of Wayne -- "The Summer Place"

I have always gotten a lot of crap over the years for loving Fountains of Wayne. They are just one of those bands that will most likely never receive the mass critical claim they deserve. Fortunately though, for those of you who have a brain and an ear for good music, F.O.W.'s newest single, "The Summer Place," shows that the band hasn't lost a thing in their musicality and lyric writing over the years. "The Summer Place" shows off exactly what this band does best: write fantastic stories about interesting characters in American life. This song is as lyrically witty and enthralling as it is catchy as hell and, like anything else from this great band, kinda funny, but yet a sad tale of being a middle upper class American. I hope the rest of their newest album, which is released today, Sky Full of Holes, is as great as this first single.

Fountains of Wayne -- "The Summer Place"

-- Greg