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 LeeThe Sleeping Gypsies
The Sleeping Gypsies
NIKKA COSTA
Pro Whoa
ROBERT POLLARD
Normal Happiness
COLDPLAY
Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
The Secret Machines
Ten Silver Drops
BAT FOR LASHES
Two Suns
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