Fountains of Wayne write catchy, pop songs full of “hit” potential the way most people breathe; “Stacy's Mom” attests to that — as do all their albums including the double disc package of b-sides and bonus tracks (the kind of songs most bands regard as necessary-evil throw-aways) called Out of State Plates. This cd “snuck out” in the crazy, hyped-up aftermath of Welcome Interstate Managers and “Stacy's Mom,” and it just blew my mind… It's one thing to be prolific. It's another thing to be prolific and brilliant too. The way the band writes about these songs in the liner notes makes it sound as though they just needed to do some “house cleaning” and get rid of all the old, hard-to-find songs that were just laying around taking up space…It's a bleak, drizzly Friday night, but I'm ready for the weekend… and this Happy Medium Song of the Day is a great tune to kick it off. Enjoy “Janice's Party.”
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