Awful news. RIP.

Fucking gutted by this TBH, dude wrote some of the first songs I ever genuinely loved

Literally just rewatched That Thing You Do a few days ago. Crazy underrated movie

Also, just a small correction, Schlesinger wasn't the lead singer in FoW, he did bass/backing vocals and co-wrote most of the songs.

He wrote a lot of songs for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as well. Just a great songwriter

BRO WHAT

"He wrote a lot of songs for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as well. Just a great songwriter"

He did? That show was awesome


Wait, which ones did he write... oh fuck "The Math of Love Triangles" "Let's Generalize About Men" and "Where's the Bathroom" are among those he wrote, those are all classics

RIP indeed

Holy shit this is real what the fuck man

One of my friends said he was the best songwriter you never heard of.

god damn rip

Fucking horrible news.

RIP

rip

idk if it's weird that stacy's mom played a legitimate role in getting me into '90s rock and emo-pop, but this is extra sad because of that

This really bums me out, FoW one of my favorite bands in high school. This guy wrote so many hits

awful news

if anyone hasn't make sure to check his other band Ivy's album Apartment Life one of the best indie/trip hop albums of the 90s

Back when mp3 players were a thing and you could only fit so many songs on them, me and my siblings each had one and we brought them on a trip to Florida when we were younger. Stacy's Mom was probably the song I listened to the most on that trip, so whenever I hear it I think of that trip.

Spent a lot of time talking shit about FoW back in the day, now I feel bad.
Dude was a workhorse apparently, had no idea.

Also, yeah he wasn't the lead singer.

@Kompys2000 my mistake, just edited the correction. I was only familiar with a handful of their songs but really enjoyed his film work. Have been exploring their stuff more in depth since last night and I don't know why I didn't do this earlier because it's right up my alley.

he was a pretty amazing songwriter

Will check the Ivy discog, they sound great

Ivy is fantastic.

Wow, I hate this virus even more. Welcome Interstate Managers is one of my favorite albums. He will be missed, RIP.

There is a tribute album on bandcamp, featuring Jeff Rosenstock, and 30 other artists

https://fatherdaughterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/saving-for-a-custom-van

The MCS cover of A Dip In The Ocean is really great

Yeah that one's great, so is Prince Daddy's version of Mexican Wine and Remember Sports doing Just The Girl