new ben folds album “way to normal”

the long awaited follow up to “songs for silverman” will be released september 30th this year. the amazing and talented regina spektor will be appearing on the first single, “you don’t know me.”

regina spektor in the studio

ben folds said about “way to normal”:

“The songs are not topical, I was not interested in making a record about the D-word. I got all that stuff out of my system on the last record, Songs for Silverman, which was deliberately stoic. This new album is really about me being free, which is why it feels cathartic and expressive. It’s about me coming back to being myself.” (Hence the title.) “I came out of the courthouse, kissed the ground, and walked straight into the studio. I felt like a bottle of champagne that had been shaken for 18 months and popped open in the studio. That’s why this record has so much energy.”

ben folds has been touring all summer and will continue to tour worldwide supporting the new album though the fall and into 2009.

tour dates so far:
Jul 27 2008 8:00P
Fuji Rocks Niigata, Tokyo
Sep 6 2008 8:00P
Mann Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 7 2008 8:00P
Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 3 2008 8:00P
Embassy Theatre Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Oct 4 2008 8:00P
Kentucky Center Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 8 2008 8:00P
Ohio University Athens, Ohio
Nov 21 2008 8:00P
Schouwburg The Hague, Holland
Nov 26 2008 8:00P
Vicar Street Dublin, Dublin
Nov 27 2008 8:00P
Vicar Street Dublin, Dublin
Nov 30 2008 7:00P
Shepherds Bush Empire London

new ben folds album

ben folds has been playing a few songs on tour from his upcoming album, so far untitled, due out sometime in september this year.

update: the album is called “way to normal,” out september 30th this year.

errant dog

free coffee

hiroshima

tour dates

06/24 – Newcastle @ Academy
06/25 – London @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
06/27 – Glastonbury Festival
06/28 – Nijmegen @ Rockin Park
06/29 – Amsterdam @ Paradiso
06/30 – Hamburg @ Greunspan
07/02 – Bochum @ Zeche
07/03 – Manheim @ Alter Feuerwache
07/04 – Werchter @ Werchter Festival
07/05 – Bonn @ Rheinculture Festival
07/07 – Nottingham @ Rock City
07/08 – Sheffield @ Academy
07/09 – Liverpool @ Academy
07/11 – Dublin @ Oxegen Festival
07/12 – Kinross, Scotland @ T In the Park
07/13 – Bristol @ Academy
07/27 – Niigata, Tokyo @ Fuji Rocks
09/06 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania @ Mann Center
09/07 – Nashville, Tennessee @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center
10/03 – Ft. Wayne, Indiana @ Embassy Theatre
10/04 – Louisville, Kentucky @ Kentucky Center
11/30 – London @Shepherds Bush Empire