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Not since Ray Davies has a songwriter been able to craft such sharply observed vignettes in the space of a three-minute pop song like the late Adam Schlesinger. And on 2007's Traffic and Weather, Fountains of Wayne's fourth album, Schlesinger took his art to a new level, singing short stories as varied as crushing on a DMV clerk (InchYolanda HayesInch), celebrating the sexiness of a car not generally considered sporting (Inch92 SubaruInch), being broke (InchStrapped for CashInch) and having luggage lost by an airline (InchMichael and Heather at the Baggage ClaimInch). And while it lacks a radio-friendly hit like InchStacy's MomInch-it should be mentioned that Chris Collingwood only contributed three songs to this record-there are still earworms aplenty, particularly on InchI-95,Inch Collingwood's InchSeatbacks and Traytables,Inch and the title tune. Finally out on vinyl, our Real Gone comes with a printed inner sleeve featuring lyrics and in a gold with black swirl pressing limited to 5000 copies, exclusive for RSD/Black Friday!
