Tinted Windows (album)

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Tinted Windows
Studio album by Tinted Windows
Released April 21, 2009 (2009-04-21)
Recorded Stratosphere Sound Studios in New York City, 2009
Genre Alternative rock, power pop
Length 35:47
Language English
Label S-Curve
Producer James Iha, Adam Schlesinger
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly B+ 2009
The Harvard Crimson link
Pitchfork Media 3.5/10 link
Rolling Stone 2009 link
Slant [1]
Spin link
The Toronto Star link
Time Out link
Wunderkammer Negative link

Tinted Windows is the eponymous debut album of the American supergroup, Tinted Windows. Tinted Windows was formed in New York and consists of guitarist James Iha, previously of The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle, singer Taylor Hanson of Hanson, bassist Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, and Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos. The album was recorded at Stratosphere Sound Studios in New York, which Schlesinger and Iha co-own with Ivy's Andy Chase.

The band is signed to S-Curve Records and the album was released on April 21, 2009. An appearance of the band on Late Show with David Letterman occurred on the eve of the release.

The album debuted at #59 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Adam Schlesinger, except where noted.

  1. "Kind of a Girl" – 3:13
  2. "Messing with My Head" – 2:55
  3. "Dead Serious" – 4:13
  4. "Can't Get a Read on You" – 2:53
  5. "Back with You" (James Iha) – 3:43
  6. "Without Love" – 3:01
  7. "Cha Cha" (Iha) – 2:21
  8. "We Got Something" – 2:34
  9. "Nothing to Me" (Taylor Hanson) – 3:23
  10. "Doncha Wanna" – 4:02
  11. "Take Me Back" (Hanson, Schlesinger) – 3:29
Bonus tracks
  1. "New Cassette" – 3:08
  2. "The Dirt" – 3:31 (Japanese release)

Personnel

  • Taylor Hanson: Vocals
  • James Iha: Guitars, Backing Vocals
  • Adam Schlesinger: Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Bun E. Carlos: Drums, Percussion

Production

  • Produced By James Iha & Adam Schlesinger
  • Recorded & Engineered By Geoff Sanoff & Mike Nesca
  • Assistant Engineers: Arjun Agerwala, Rudyard Lee Cullers, Adam Tilzer
  • Mixing: John Holbrook, Tom Lord-Alge
  • Mastering: George Marino

References

  1. ↑ Liedel, Kevin (April 17, 2009). "Review: Tinted Windows, Tinted Windows". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009. 
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