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{{Infobox album
| name = Tinted Windows
| type = studio
| artist = [[Tinted Windows (band)|Tinted Windows]]
| cover = tintedwindowsalbum.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2009|04|21}}
| recorded = Stratosphere Sound Studios in New York City, 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[power pop]], [[post-punk revival]]
| length = 35:47
| label = [[S-Curve Records|S-Curve]]
| producer = James Iha, Adam Schlesinger
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
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'''''Tinted Windows''''' is the album by American supergroup [[Tinted Windows (band)|Tinted Windows]]. Tinted Windows was formed in New York City and consists of guitarist [[James Iha]], previously of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]] and [[A Perfect Circle]], singer [[Taylor Hanson]] of [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]], bassist [[Adam Schlesinger]] of [[Fountains of Wayne]] and [[Ivy (band)|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 (band)|Ivy]]'s [[Andy Chase]].

The band 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 number 59 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| MC = 57/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/tinted-windows/tinted-windows|title=Reviews for ''Tinted Windows'' by Tinted Windows|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713225533/https://www.metacritic.com/music/tinted-windows/tinted-windows|archive-date=July 13, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1536317|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Tinted Windows'' - Tinted Windows|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2Score = B<ref name="AVClub">{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/tinted-windows-tinted-windows-1798206115|title=Tinted Windows: ''Tinted Windows''|last=Murray|first=Noel|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|date=April 28, 2009|access-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605191609/https://www.avclub.com/tinted-windows-tinted-windows-1798206115|archive-date=June 5, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3Score = B+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2009/04/15/tinted-windows/|title=Tinted Windows|last=Willman|first=Chris|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.]]|date=April 15, 2009|access-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009024704/https://ew.com/article/2009/04/15/tinted-windows/|archive-date=October 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev4Score = 3.5/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12957-tinted-windows|title=Tinted Windows: ''Tinted Windows''|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=April 29, 2009|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120110957/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12957-tinted-windows/|archive-date=January 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev5Score = {{rating|2|10}}<ref name="PM">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.popmatters.com/73835-tinted-windows-tinted-windows-2496018005.html|title=Tinted Windows: ''Tinted Windows''|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|date=April 30, 2009|access-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125150334/https://www.popmatters.com/73835-tinted-windows-tinted-windows-2496018005.html|archive-date=January 25, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/27384551/review/27534452/tinted_windows|title=Tinted Windows : ''Tinted Windows''|last=Hoard|first=Christian|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|date=April 14, 2009|access-date=April 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417045702/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/27384551/review/27534452/tinted_windows|archive-date=April 17, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="Slant">{{cite magazine|first=Kevin|last=Liedel|title=Review: Tinted Windows, ''Tinted Windows''|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/tinted-windows-tinted-windows/|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|date=April 17, 2009|access-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921031944/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/tinted-windows-tinted-windows/|archive-date=September 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Spin">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2009/04/tinted-windows-tinted-windows-s-curve/|title=Tinted Windows, 'Tinted Windows' (S-Curve)|last=Wood|first=Mikael|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[SpinMedia]]|date=April 9, 2009|access-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203215933/https://www.spin.com/2009/04/tinted-windows-tinted-windows-s-curve/|archive-date=February 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Toronto Star]]''
| rev9Score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="Star">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2009/08/11/cd_pick_of_the_week_tinted_windows.html|title=CD Pick of the Week: Tinted Windows|last=Rayner|first=Ben|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|publisher=[[Torstar]]|date=August 11, 2009|access-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329113501/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2009/08/11/cd_pick_of_the_week_tinted_windows.html|archive-date=March 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]''
| rev10Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Time Out">{{cite web|url=http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/music/73449/tinted-windows-tinted-windows-music-review|title=Review: Tinted Windows|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|publisher=[[Time Out Group]]|date=April 16, 2009|access-date=October 23, 2012|location=New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424072016/http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/music/73449/tinted-windows-tinted-windows-music-review|archive-date=April 24, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
''Tinted Windows'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics who found the artists' combined musicianship lacking in vision and finesse throughout the project. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 9 reviews.<ref name="Metacritic"/>

[[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] praised the band members' combined musicianship for complementing each other and being reminiscent of 60s-70s pop-rock, singling out Taylor Hanson's vocal work as being a highlight, concluding that "Of all the guys here, he is the only one to never have performed in a guitar-heavy rock & roll band, and his thrill to be singing these sweet melodies over these big, fuzzy guitars can be infectious."<ref name="AM"/> Chris Willman of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' also commended the band's musicianship for being equal and having cohesion throughout the album, concluding that: "It's all hook-riddled, fast, and ephemeral, and if you don’t love it, your tie's too wide."<ref name="EW"/> Noel Murray of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' said that despite Hanson's voice lacking grit and the material being transparent, he praised the rest of the band for crafting strong production and hook-filled lyrics, concluding that "Whatever the intended (or actual) audience, songs as catchy and spirited as "Messing With My Head" and "Without Love" are timelessly fun."<ref name="AVClub"/> Mikael Wood, writing for ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', said that "these bouncy, hook-crammed power-pop jams are safe and catchy enough for [[Jonas Brothers|Jo Bros]] fans and [[Stacy's Mom|Stacy’s mom]] alike."<ref name="Spin"/>

Stephen M. Deusner of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' said that the album falters after the first half when the tempo diminishes and found the band's musical contributions middling and uninspired, saying that: "Ultimately, the whole of Tinted Windows is so much less than the sum of its considerable parts that it's almost tragic. In playing to pop's imagined past, this quartet neglect the idiosyncrasies that made them such compelling individual artists: the inventiveness of Iha's solo work, the humor and specificity of Fountains, the exuberance of "[[MMMBop]]", the sweet escapism of Cheap Trick in the 70s."<ref name="Pitchfork"/> Evan Sawdey of ''[[PopMatters]]'' found the supergroup project disappointing, criticizing Schlesinger's nondescript production and composition work and Hanson's vocal delivery coming off as uninterested and lacklustre, saying that: "Not only is ''Tinted Windows'' a terrible, hookless affair, it may very well be the worst album to be released in 2009 thus far."<ref name="PM"/> Kevin Liedel of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' heavily criticized the album for lacking in artistic quality and distinguishable taste from a stellar group of musicians, concluding that: "One would think the presence of such savvy and grizzled rock veterans would have been enough to avoid such a limp-fisted disaster. Instead, listeners are subjected to nothing more than a glorified boy band trying desperately to recapture a second wind."<ref name="Slant"/>

==Track listing==
All songs written by Adam Schlesinger except as noted.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Kind of a Girl
| length1 = 3:13
| title2 = Messing with My Head
| length2 = 2:55
| title3 = Dead Serious
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = Can't Get a Read on You
| length4 = 2:53
| title5 = Back with You
| note5 = [[James Iha]]
| length5 = 3:43
| title6 = Without Love
| length6 = 3:01
| title7 = Cha Cha
| note7 = Iha
| length7 = 2:21
| title8 = We Got Something
| length8 = 2:34
| title9 = Nothing to Me
| note9 = [[Taylor Hanson]]
| length9 = 3:23
| title10 = Doncha Wanna
| length10 = 4:02
| title11 = Take Me Back
| note11 = Hanson, Schlesinger
| length11 = 3:29
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus tracks

| title12 = New Cassette
| length12 = 3:08
| title13 = The Dirt
| note13 = Japanese release
| length13 = 3:31
}}

==Personnel==
;Tinted Windows
*[[Taylor Hanson]]: lead vocals
*[[James Iha]]: guitar, backing vocals
*[[Adam Schlesinger]]: bass, backing vocals
*[[Bun E. Carlos]]: drums, percussion

;Production
*James Iha, Adam Schlesinger: [[Record producer|Producer]]s
*Geoff Sanoff, Mike Nesca: Recording and engineering
*Arjun Agerwala, Rudyard Lee Cullers, Adam Tilzer: Assistant engineers
*John Holbrook, [[Tom Lord-Alge]]: [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixing]]
*[[George Marino]]: [[Audio mastering|Mastering]]

==References==
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[[Category:2009 debut albums]]
[[Category:Tinted Windows (band) albums]]
[[Category:S-Curve Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Adam Schlesinger]]

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