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
MENAHAN STREET BAND
Make the Road by Walking
CROWDED HOUSE
Intriguer
...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
The Century of Self
DAN HICKS AND THE HOT LICKS
TANGLED TALES
THE POSTMARKS
By the Numbers
BRYAN FERRY
OLYMPIA
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