The Rembrandts

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The Rembrandts are the pop-rock duo of multi-instrumentalists and songwriters Phil Solem and Danny Wilde who co-wrote and performed the effervescent Friends theme song, "I'll Be There For You".  That song, with its inimitable handclaps and jangly guitar riffs, spent ELEVEN WEEKS at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart climbed several charts around the world and continues to find new audiences thanks to Friends reruns.  However, for Solem and Wilde, that song is just one small chapter in a friendship and creative relationship spanning four decades, two bands, five studio albums, two greatest hits records, a handful of U.S. radio hits, and two U.S. Top 40 singles.

"Via Satellite" is the first Rembrandts studio album in 18 years. The meticulous, guitar-driven songs explore every nook and cranny of the pop continuum. "How Far Would You Go" is jangly rock singed lightly with '60s psychedelic atmosphere; "Broken Toy" hews toward dizzying power-pop with hollering vocals awash in emotional grit; and "Come to Californ-i-ya"" is electrified roadhouse blues-rock burnished by glam-soul detailing. Anchoring these songs are Solem and Wilde's harmonies, which are imploring and tender on the twangy "Count On You"; Beatles-esque on the jaunty "Me And Fate"; and graceful spirals on the chiming mid-tempo ballad "Now."