Kind Of A Girl (Tinted Windows)

[American Idiot]

I remember when Q101 did that a few years ago. That was a great example. I remember they said people kept calling up and saying that song was great but they wouldn't tell them who it was, but then when they gave the answer away, everyone was shocked. Freaking brilliant.

[Slinky]

This sounds to me like one of the more poppy Fountains Of Wayne songs, that just happens to have Taylor Hanson singing. Of course, I guess that means it could also fit as a Cheap Trick song with Taylor Hanson singing.

I like it, but it doesn't seem suited for Alternative. It's a really well-crafted Pop song that should do well at that format if there's still room for a power pop anthem there.

[3970]

is this song going to be released to radio? Anyone know? It's on S-Curve and that label is indy. Just wondering what S-Curve plans to do with it

[American Idiot]

I know it's going for adds at Hot AC.

[Slinky]

I would imagine it'll go for adds at CHR also. I don't see an adds date yet, but it is in the CHR "Cool New Music" section at AllAccess.

[3970]

the song has been playing on ABC during promos for Samantha Who and Grey's anatomy
It's also gotten airplay in Australia too

[(Artie Ziff)]

+22 on Modern. It may sneak on there yet.

[3970]

They've been rehearsing in tulsa the past two days, and they leave the garage door open so lots of people walking by have seen and heard them. Sounding pretty good too, they say.

[(Artie Ziff)]

I never would have guessed them being in Tulsa!

[Slinky]

Mar 21, 2009 9:15:08 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

I never would have guessed them being in Tulsa!

Isn't that Taylor Hanson's hometown?

[American Idiot]

Mar 22, 2009 0:45:28 GMT -5 Slinky said:

Mar 21, 2009 9:15:08 GMT -5 (Artie Ziff) said:

I never would have guessed them being in Tulsa!

Isn't that Taylor Hanson's hometown?

That would be correct. I know I'm horrible for knowing where they're from

[(Artie Ziff)]

I have no idea where Taylor Hanson is from.

But I did watch their entire performance from South By Southwest 2009. They sounded incredibly connected despite being so new together. And Hanson can sing much better than I'd ever heard anyone say he could. He actually sounded like a young Zander on many of the songs to me.

[Nicholas2.0]

Mar 22, 2009 11:00:24 GMT -5 American Idiot said:

Mar 22, 2009 0:45:28 GMT -5 Slinky said:

Isn't that Taylor Hanson's hometown?

That would be correct. I know I'm horrible for knowing where they're from

It wasn't worth going out of your way to add the second sentence in my opinion. We're all adults here. Or at least behave like them. Most of us, anyway...

[Slinky]

They're playing Bamboozle '09 in Jersey. I've never heard of this festival before, but it has to be one of the strangest lineups I've ever seen. It's 90% pop-punk but then they add in random other acts like Tinted Windows, Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Asher Roth, and LMFAO .

[3970]

There's videos of them floating around Youtube. The show at Cain's in Tulsa sounded a bit rusty. Taylor's voice was off the charts in sharpness. But the SXSW shows were surprisingly really great.
I don't know if this song is going to alt rock but a couple alt rock stations have already played the song in the past week. I think it will do better on Hot AC or top 40

[(Artie Ziff)]

DirecTV is still showing the Tinted Windows set this week in HD.

[3970]

IS the song going to radio and if so which market? It was on the FMQB CHR list for April but now it isn't there anymore. It's being released on itunes Tuesday. There's no mention of it over on the CHR forum

[pen]

Mar 29, 2009 16:13:40 GMT -5 3970 said:

IS the song going to radio and if so which market? It was on the FMQB CHR list for April but now it isn't there anymore. It's being released on itunes Tuesday. There's no mention of it over on the CHR forum

Hot AC and CHR according to FMQB. April for the former, May for the latter.

[(Artie Ziff)]

It's up to 30 spins on Modern. Looks like it could hit them all.

[3970]

I just heard bits and pieces and a positive review of the whole album on the Rock and Roll Geek Show podcast, Tthe album is a total throwback to the late 1970s and early 80s pop rock scene. Yes it sounds a lot like Cheap Trick, but also kinda has the sound of Bryan Adams, Rick Springfield, Loverboy, Squeeze or the Knack. It isn't really alternative rock by any means, it's just a rock record with loud catchy power chords and killer drums, and it was written almost like an honorable tribute to the early MTV era. It's a fun record

[(Artie Ziff)]

I always though of Squeeze myself when I hear Kind Of A Girl, along with Cheap Trick. Squeeze was not considered too alternative either, yet they squeezed out a few top ten Modern hits. I'm looking forward to the CD.

[3970]

I looooooooooooove Squeeze! Def a fave growing up.

Does anybody like the band Everybody Else? They're from New York and they sound a lot like Squeeze. Got that same sound.

[(Artie Ziff)]

Squeez is so underrated in Modern history. Maybe it was Mike + The Mechanics that killed off that vibe?

[3970]

The album is streaming live today over at spinner.com (AOL) in the new-releases. It's really very good, a few of the songs sound veeeeeeeery Pumpkin-ish, those are probably my faves. Back With You, Dead Serious, and Doncha Wanna. I'm totally loving it overall.

[Slinky]

It does sound like a great album so far. Something for fans of each band for sure, especially the FoW and Hanson fans, and quite a bit for fans of 70's-80's power-pop as well.

I'm liking "Messing With My Head", "Can't Get A Read On You", "Back With You" (which kind of evokes John Waite's "Missing You"), "Nothing To Me" (which sounds straight out of the 80's) best so far, but honestly there's not a bad song on the album if you like this kind of music. A few of the songs start out kind of boring but then lay it on bigtime with the sickly-sweet choruses. It really is a power-pop masterpiece.

I kind of wanted to see them at Borgota on May 2, but they're opening for No Doubt and tickets are 105 each.

[(Artie Ziff)]

Picked this up today at a cheap price. I've only made it through the first four songs so far, but it is catchy.