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 Lee
Greg Laswell
I Was Going To Be An Astronaut
WACO BROTHERS AND PAUL BURCH
GREAT CHICAGO FIRE
THE SHAKES
The Shakes
TEDDY BEARS
Soft Machine
DEER TICK
The Black Dirt Sessions
WEST END MOTEL
Only Time Can Tell
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