2008-10-20
Accomplishment apparently doesn’t feel ordinary anymore and there is need to find the road back home. It seems Ben may find a conventional life in Effington on his Way To Normal Illinois. He is perplexed that now his affluence results in Free Coffee when he could have really used it more when he was broke. Ben Folds third solo release finds him continuing on his path melodramatic lyricism and key banging melodies which is not so un-normal for him. –While LeeALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO
STREET SONGS OF LOVE
R.E.M.
Unplugged 1991&2001 The Complete Recordings
NIKKA COSTA
Pro Whoa
UMPHREY'S MCGEE
The Bottom Half
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS
ROCKSTEADY
Duncan Sheik
Whisper House
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