Blog: Viva La Mainstream!

I've been meaning to write this review since I heard the album about three weeks ago, but just getting around to it now. The mere announcement of Tinted Windows existence sent the blog into a tizzy a few months ago, as people tried to figure out how Taylor Hanson, Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins) and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) fit into the same project. So it's strange to see the collective shrug that the band's self-titled debut has gotten. Tinted Windows aren't doing anything trailblazing on this album, but the [...]