In the New Old-Fashioned Way

In the New Old-Fashioned Way
Studio album by Fluid Ounces
Released	April 6, 1999
Recorded	March–April 1998
Genre	Power pop college rock
Label	Spongebath
Producer	Richard Dortch
Fluid Ounces chronology
Vegetable Kingdom (1998) In the New Old-Fashioned Way (1999) Foreign Legion (2001)
Singles from In the New Old-Fashioned Way
"Luxury" Released: 1999

In the New Old-Fashioned Way is the second studio album by the American power pop band Fluid Ounces, released on April 6, 1999 by Spongebath Records.

Background and release

Primarily recorded through late March and April 1998, ^[1] In the New Old-Fashioned Way was originally meant to release in September 1998, ^[2] but was delayed until January 1999. ^[1] While In the New Old-Fashioned Way remained unreleased, Fluid Ounces released the extended play Vegetable Kingdom on December 8, 1998 as an interim release, containing outtakes and b-sides. ^[3]

In the New Old-Fashioned Way was released through Spongebath Records on April 6, 1999. ^[4] Upon release, In the New Old-Fashioned Way received poor sales, similar to those of their debut album Big Notebook for Easy Piano (1997), due to “record company impropriety” by Spongebath. ^[5] A Japanese edition of In the New Old-Fashioned Way was released by Avex Records on May 30, 2001, ^[6] alongside fellow Spongebath band Self's album Gizmodgery on April 25. ^[7] Although In the New Old-Fashioned Way did not sell well in America, it sold extremely well in Japan, gaining the band a cult following in the country. ^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[8]
Splendid E-Zine	(not rated) [9]
Space City Rock	(not rated) [10]
PopMatters	(not rated) [11]
MusicStar Japan	Top 10 [12]
Lollipop Magazine	Positive [13]

In the New Old-Fashioned Way received positive reviews upon release.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Seth Timbs.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lend Me Your Ears"	2:55
2.	"Marvel Girl"	1:53
3.	"Luxury"	2:20
4.	"Vegetable Kingdom"	4:17
5.	"Eleven:Eleven"	3:28
6.	"Drought"	2:44
7.	"Bigger Than The Both Of Us"	5:01
8.	"Go Lucky"	3:37
9.	"Run, Rabbit, Run"	4:47
10.	"Comfortable"	3:08
11.	"Ambiance"	4:19
12.	"Have Fun"	5:07
13.	"Downscope, The Boat Captain"	4:40
Total length:		48:31

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Sucker" (bonus track)	4:12
Total length:		52:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[14]

• Seth Timbs – piano, accordion, vocals
• Brian Rogers – guitar, background vocals
• Ben Morton – bass
• Sam Baker – drums, background vocals
• Richard Dortch – tracking
• Matt Mahaffey – mixing
• Tommy Dorsey – mastering
• Brian Bottcher – artwork

References

1. "Seth Timbs' - Letter to the public 2". Spongebath Records . Archived from the original on December 2, 2000. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
2. "Fluid Ounces - Web page". Spongebath Records . Archived from the original on May 27, 1998. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
3. "Vegetable Kingdom review". INK19. Archived from the original on May 24, 2001. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
4. "Fluid Ounces - Discography". FluidOunces.org. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
5. "From Nashville to Tokyo the Hard Way". PopMatters . Archived from the original on June 3, 2005. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
6. "Fluid Ounces - Index". Avex Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 27, 2001. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
7. "Self - Index". Avex Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 18, 2001. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
8. In the New Old-Fashioned Way at AllMusic
9. "Splendid are detective. Splendid are select". 1map.com.
10. "SPACE CITY ROCK: CD/7" Review (F), Issue #4". Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
11. ^[ dead link ]
12. "サービス終了のお知らせ". サービス終了のお知らせ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-07-01.
13. "echo "Lollipop Magazine";?".
14. Fluid Ounces (1999). In the New Old-Fashioned Way (liner notes). Spongebath Records.