Tinted Windows
file this one under "but the little girls understand"
Tinted Windows a pop/rock supergroup of sorts with Taylor Hanson, Bun E. Carlos, Adam Schlesinger and Jame Iha. I sure was skeptical about these guys when the EW reviewer name dropped both Big Star and the Knack when writing about their debut album, so decided to be sure to check them out.
While the record isn't going to change the world or end up on any best of 2009 lists, I suspect this band will be hot ticket if they hit the club and will turn some heads if they appear on any second stages of summer festivals. It's one of the best commercial power pop records I've heard in an awhile, in that it has substance behind that slick production. Contains a couple really great singles and better than average album tracks, which are growing on me with repeated listens.
Overall the sound is best described as Cheap Trick crossed with The Knack.
oh and I'm going through a bit of a The Turtles phase at the moment, perfect springtime music..
