Fountains of Wayne Music

Origin: New York, NY

Decades: 1990's and 2000's

The New York City-based power pop band Fountains of Wayne is anchored by the singer/songwriter duo of Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood, who first teamed together in 1986 while studying at Massachusetts' Williams College. Sharing a mutual affection for melodic British pop, they formed a series of short-lived bands before recording an LP under the name Pinnwheel. Legal hassles blocked the album's release, however, and the duo went their separate ways, with Schlesinger resurfacing in the N.Y.C. indie pop... Read More

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