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{{Short description|American rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tinted Windows
| image = Tinted-Windows-Black-Cat.jpg
| caption = Tinted Windows at the [[Black Cat (Washington, D.C. nightclub)|Black Cat]] nightclub in 2009
| origin = New York City, U.S.
| years_active = 2009–2011, 2021
| genre = {{Flatlist|
*[[Power pop]]
*[[alternative rock]]
*[[garage rock]]
*[[post-punk revival]]}}
| past_members = [[Adam Schlesinger]]<br /> [[Taylor Hanson]] <br /> [[James Iha]] <br /> [[Bun E. Carlos]]
| label = [[S-Curve Records|S-Curve]]
}}

'''Tinted Windows''' were an American [[Rock music|rock]] [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] formed by guitarist [[James Iha]] of [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], singer [[Taylor Hanson]] of [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]], bassist [[Adam Schlesinger]] of [[Fountains of Wayne]] and [[Ivy (band)|Ivy]], and drummer [[Bun E. Carlos]] of [[Cheap Trick]]. The band issued one album in 2009, and performed live in 2009 and 2010. [[Josh Lattanzi]] of [[The Lemonheads]] performed with the band as the second guitarist.

== Career ==
The first performance by the band was on March 18, 2009, at [[Cain's Ballroom]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20090227_298_0_Ifanyo527496
|title = Tinted Windows show sells out fast
|publisher = [[Tulsa World]]
|date = February 27, 2009
|url-status = bot: unknown
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008115258/http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20090227_298_0_Ifanyo527496
|archive-date = October 8, 2012
}}</ref> The band made their [[South by Southwest]] debut on March 20, 2009, at the Levi/Fader Fort, followed by a set at the Pangea Lounge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roxwel.com/player/sxsw09tintedwindows.html |title=SXSW interview discussing the formation of Tinted Windows |publisher=Roxwel.com |access-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> The band also played at [[The Bamboozle]] in [[New Jersey]] on May 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.punknews.org/article/32246
| title = Bamboozle unveils lineups/days
| publisher = Punknews.org
| date = February 6, 2009
| access-date = February 18, 2009
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/live/1866/sxsw-2009-artist-alert-tinted-windows/|title=SXSW 2009 ARTIST ALERT: Tinted Windows|date=March 21, 2009|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]}}</ref>

On February 19, 2009, it was announced that the band signed with [[S-Curve Records]]. On April 21, 2009, it was confirmed that their self-titled album [[Tinted Windows (album)|''Tinted Windows'']] had been released on that label.<ref>{{cite web|last=Newman |first=Melinda |url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/2008-12-6-the-beat-goes-on/posts/2009-2-19-exclusive-taylor-hanson-s-new-band-tinted-windows-signs-to-s-curve |title=Breaking: Taylor Hanson's new band, Tinted Windows, signs to S-Curve |work=[[HitFix]] |date=February 20, 2009 |access-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149251-wtf-members-of-smashing-pumpkins-hanson-cheap-trick-and-fountains-of-wayne-form-band |title=WTF: Members of Smashing Pumpkins, Hanson, Cheap Trick, and Fountains of Wayne Form Band |publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com |access-date=July 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305232321/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/149251-wtf-members-of-smashing-pumpkins-hanson-cheap-trick-and-fountains-of-wayne-form-band |archive-date=March 5, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On February 24, the band digitally released their debut single "Kind of a Girl" alongside a [[promotional video]], with a segment from a fictional music show ''Rock After Dark''. They performed the song on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' on April 21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/15/breaking-tinted-windows/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417134150/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/15/breaking-tinted-windows/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 17, 2009|title=Breaking: Tinted Windows|date=April 15, 2009|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268912/tinted-windows-ready-to-hit-the-road|title=Tinted Windows Ready To Hit The Road|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=April 16, 2009|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=April 22, 2009}}</ref> They performed on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'' on April 24.

Tinted Windows played concerts in the U.S. in June, August, and September 2009, and in Japan in January 2010.

The band's Facebook page has not changed since December 6, 2009. While the band initially appeared on their record label S-Curve Records' website, they were removed from the artist lineup sometime between June 6 and August 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=S-Curve Records Artists|url=http://s-curverecords.com/home/artists|website=S-Curve Records|access-date=December 27, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606094400/http://s-curverecords.com/home/artists|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, band member [[Taylor Hanson]] mentioned the band to the press a number of times. In an interview published October 9, 2014, with ''Coup De Main Magazine'', Hanson indicated that the band would be reconvening to write new material "sometime next month" and there was "some process going on now to make a new album."<ref>{{cite web|title=INTERVIEW: TAYLOR HANSON ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FANS, INNOVATION & STAYING TRUE.|url=http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/interviews/interview-taylor-hanson-importance-fans-innovation-staying-true|website=Coupe De Main Magazine|access-date=December 27, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705035908/http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/interviews/interview-taylor-hanson-importance-fans-innovation-staying-true|archive-date=July 5, 2016}}</ref> However, no further updates were given, and there is no evidence any new material was either written or recorded by the band.

In 2020, former Tinted Windows member [[Adam Schlesinger]] died of complications related to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/adam-schlesinger-fountains-wayne-crazy-ex-girlfriend-musician-dies-coronavirus-n1174481|title=Adam Schlesinger, Fountains of Wayne and 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' musician, dies of coronavirus at 52|website=NBC News|language=en|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/01/824683454/fountains-of-waynes-adam-schlesinger-dies-at-52-after-contracting-covid-19|title=Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger Dies At 52 After Contracting COVID-19|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=April 2, 2020}}</ref> Tinted Windows reunited in 2021 during a live streaming event to celebrate Schlesinger's memory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXNBBKRCVhY|title=Tinted Windows - Back With You|website=youtube.com|language=en|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref>

== Discography ==
* ''[[Tinted Windows (album)|Tinted Windows]]'' (2009)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.roxwel.com/player/sxsw09tintedwindows.html Tinted Windows SXSW Interview]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-chattman/taylor-hanson-isnt-burnin_b_269712.html Taylor Hanson discusses Hanson and Tinted Windows on Huffington Post]

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