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"already a pop classic" 3.5/4

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"dazzling melodic intuitions.... breathe life to a whole cast of characters sketched with irony and tenderness" 5/6

"it engages both the head and the heart" 4/5

"pouring forth with inspiration" 4/5

"high quality character-led power pop" 8/10

"imaginative observations and natty storytelling"

"Fountains Of Wayne appear to have ridden out their slump" 4/5

"It’s not the worst record in the world"

8/10

"one of the last decades most thoughtful pop bands and this album might just be their best yet!" 8/10

"another brilliant album" 4/5

"New York city’s answer to Squeeze" "naggingly catchy, summery album"

"older, wiser and no longer merely dispensing power pop for teenagers" 4/5

"the droll songs of every-dude disaffection and midlife doubt ... cut closer to the heart"

"By far one of the best albums you’ll hear all year" 9/10

"it should be playing from every radio station in the land" 4/5

"Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger have lost none of their facility with melody" 4/5

"after two or three listens you’ll have one of this album’s many purpose-built ear-worms wriggling around inside you whether you want to or not"

"It's little surprise that the group was named after a store selling lawn ornaments" 3/5

"sharp and intelligent songs having the peculiar quality of sounding fresh but immediately familiar" 4/5

"irresistibly stick sweetness" 3/5

"The new Fountains of Wayne album goes beyond novelty" 4/5

"as entertaining as indie pop music gets these days, a delicious mix of charm and wit, with sparkling delivery and enough pop nous to pull off a classic album"

"engaging, brimming with bittersweet pop songs and one of the best albums of the summer so far" 4/5