ALBUMSo Fragile, So BlueWilliam Shatner, Ben Folds, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center & Steven Reineke
Albums by Ben Folds
ALBUMSo Fragile, So BlueWilliam Shatner, Ben Folds, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center & Steven Reineke
ALBUMWhat Matters MostBen Folds
ALBUMSo ThereBen Folds
ALBUMLonely Avenue (Deluxe Version)Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
ALBUMWay To Normal (Expanded Edition)Ben Folds
ALBUMWay to NormalBen Folds
ALBUMSupersunnyspeedgraphic, The LPBen Folds
ALBUMSongs for SilvermanBen Folds
ALBUMBen Folds LiveBen Folds
ALBUMRockin' the SuburbsBen Folds
Ben Folds's Popular Music Videos
You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)
Ben Folds
Rockin' the Suburbs
Ben Folds
Landed
Ben Folds
Rockin' the Suburbs
Ben Folds
Lonely Avenue (Trailer) [Bonus Track]
Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
The Luckiest (Live In Perth, 2005)
Ben Folds
You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)
Ben Folds
Effington
Ben Folds
Kylie from Connecticut
Ben Folds
Rock This Bitch (Live In Perth, 2005)
Ben Folds
Artist Playlists
Ben Folds Essentials
Dynamic power-pop spunk arms this witty piano man.
Ben Folds: Influences
Heartbreak, humor, and piano magic underpin this collection.
Ben Folds: Deep Cuts
This singer/songwriter can find elegance anywhere.
Artist Biography
Ben Folds is the consummate alt-rock piano man. Born in North Carolina in 1966, Folds carved out a singular sound for himself in the mid-’90s with his band, Ben Folds Five, blending catchy, virtuosic ivory-tinkling with Gen X angst and lyrics that explore both heartbreak and hilarity. He went solo with 2001’s Rockin’ the Suburbs, skewering white, male, middle-class ennui over heavy guitar riffs on the title track. On 2005’s Songs for Silverman, the piano returned to the foreground, driving pensive ballads (“Landed (New Version)”), propulsive pop (“Bastard”), and, on the vinyl version, an impossibly somber take on Dr. Dre’s “Bitches Ain’t Shit.” Folds has always been a prolific collaborator—he counts William Shatner and Weird Al among his partners—and 2008’s Way to Normal> arrived with a lead single, “You Don’t Know Me,” featuring fellow singer and pianist Regina Spektor. The album heralded an expansion of sound for Folds with its lush, often symphonic instrumentation on tracks like the sweeping “Cologne.”