Well, it seems as  if Jason and I have VERY similar taste in music, as I can 
easily say that Fountains of Wayne are in my top 3 bands. (I know this is very 
un-High Fidelity of me, but I am loathe to make lists like that, there is too 
much good stuff out there!) 

In any case, since he mentioned our pal John Faye, and I am pretty sure he 
dug Cliff's last CD, I will offer up the suggestion of Starbelly, Cliff's last 
band. I saw them at IPO LA in '98 and obviously it was a life changing event 
for me, but even without Mr. Hillis, Starbelly's last CD on Not Lame (everyday 
and then some?) is a winner in my book. Dennis Schocket and Greg Schroder are 
great musicians, and Cliff's replacement Brian Ewold fits right in to the space 
left by Cliff and makes it his own. 

Check out Lemon Fresh on Not Lame too!

beth