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...dished out with lush harmony vocals, broad keyboard textures, generous acoustic guitars, rich percussion tracks, even string, and delightfully subtle twists of sounds. Fountains of Wayne are hip, well-bred and deft at slinging pop culture saturation through suburban rockers, witty ballads and sincere lovesongs with equal flair. The lyrics are sometimes distant, but that does not detract from an album of tightly-crafted...

Author: By By PHUA Mei pin, | Title: Album Review: Utopia Pkwy by Fountains of Wayne | 5/14/1999 | See Source »

...with gardens, orchards, geese and pets outside. Complimented on the book, she begins rubbing her hands together and singing a song, a la Cream, whose lyrics consist entirely of, "I'm glad, I'm glad, yes I'm glad." She swerves from topic to topic, discussing her sister's flair for botany and home decor, spilling intimate details about one of her 13 godchildren, confessing that she is trying to lose weight for her U.S. book tour. Married for three weeks in 1968, she volunteers that she was unfaithful seven times. But ask her what, or who, is the "whole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Force Is With Her | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...unconventional fusions of sounds. Trance-like rhythms combine with ethereal vocals to form much of the soundscape in this new album from Iceland's remarkably unique pop group. In the wake of their first experimental album Polydistortion, GusGus emerges more enchanting than before. Having already established a reputation for flair and soulful character, the band returns exploring new territory. Lyrical fantasies resonate throughout "Ladyshave," exuding lusty thoughts and twisted sexual melodies. Surging words about bleak promises and misplaced trust blacken ideas of foolish admiration in "Starlovers." "Love vs Hate" contains all of five words, but the pulsating dance music...

Author: By Angela Lin, | Title: Album Review: This is Normal by GusGus | 5/7/1999 | See Source »

...Cleo were such conspicuous faces in the crowd. The best evidence for the power of this machine were the bunches of prepubescent girls screaming for Jackson, the Dawson's Creek star, and McIntyre, the reformed New Kids on the Block heartthrob, giving the whole experience a surreal cinematic flair...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, | Title: Kahlua Boston Music Awards | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...spots, however, the Crimsonshowed its fighting spirit and a flair for thedramatic...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Tennis Goes 2-0 vs. Toughest Ivy Foes | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

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