Ivy

While pop divas shriek about their sexiness, Ivy's indie ice goddess Dominique Durand coos, "I'm just gonna leave you disappointed." Very different from their other incarnation, Fountains of Wayne, Ivy specialize in Continental dreaminess. Long Distance ups their enigmatic sense of displacement even more.

Ivy made their big move in 1997 with the cult classic Apartment Life, a collection of
exquisitely moody, melancholic adult love ballads, all purred by Paris-born vocalist
Dominique Durand in her fetching French accent. With plush keyboard and guitar textures
from Andy Chase (also Durand's mate) and Adam Schlesinger (also in Fountains of Wayne),
Ivy were poised for world conquest until they got stuck in typical major-label p... More >