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Fountains of Wayne: Self-Titled Debut

A shot of sugary power pop in the wake of grunge and pop-punk

S.W. Lauden
The Riff
Published in
5 min readMar 22, 2021

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The 90s were a pretty great time to be a fan of rock music. Grunge dominated the first few years, genres like pop-punk, ska-punk, riot grrrl, and Brit-pop blew up mid-decade, and nu-metal took center stage at the dawn of the new…

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S.W. Lauden
The Riff

LA-based writer and drummer. New essay collection, “Forbidden Beat: Perspectives on Punk Drumming” available for pre-order. Twitter: @swlauden