Fountains of Wayne: Next Steps

Fountains of Wayne's '90s and '00s output is dotted with goofy asides—dig "'92 Subaru", a fiery ode to ridiculously souped-up vehicles—but the power-pop band's real heart shines through in their sympathetic sketches of hard-luck characters. "Bright Future In Sales" follows a man struggling to keep his life together against a bed of glammy ‘70s riffs, while the horn-splattered "Strapped for Cash" tells a tragicomic tale of a debt-dodging sleaze.