The mid-90s was an interesting time for the rock landscape that was dominated by a mix of post-grunge acts, aging classic rock bands and hook-friendly corporate rock. The alternative music scene was beginning to break through to the mainstream thanks in part to the success of both Lollapalooza and H.O.R.D.E. - who exposed attendees to bands that weren't necessarily getting radio airplay or support from MTV. Why am I once again boring you with a history lesson? Well it's mainly to give context to the the era of when Ben Folds Five first arrived, with their smart brand of [...]

Ben Folds Five 's new album The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind is out tomorrow (September 18), and ahead of the release they've unveiled the loopy video for the restless album cut " Do It Anyway ." While this album marks the band's first after a 13-year hiatus, the video features a reunion even longer in the making: the muppet cast of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock . Nostalgia overload! Our brains don't know whether to bask in the glory of our junior high selves' favorite cheeky rock band, [...]

THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Circa Survive w/ Touché Amoré, Balance and Composure Friday, September 21 Center Stage - 1374 West Peachtree Street in Atlanta 30309 Admission $19 / Purchase Tickets On their fourth full length, Violent Waves , Philadelphia's Circa Survive continue to push the boundaries of their spacey prog-punk experimentation, tastefully blending ethereal melodies with soaring riffs and pseudo-psychedelic flourishes. It's likely the band's most ambitious work; everything sounds big and bold and the group displays a ready willingness [...]
Ben Folds Five debuted the official video for “Do it Anyway” this morning, and it features some colorful characters you’ll probably recognize. The incomparable cast of Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock gives Ben Folds and his band some help during the recording session for the single, lending their musical talents on the drums and washboard while showing ... Continue reading
Here's the official music video for " Do It Anyway ," the first track from Ben Folds Five's much anticipated album " The Sound of the Life of the Mind ". The video feature the Fraggles from Jim Henson's "Fraggle Rock" and also stars Rob Corddry, Anna Kendrick, and Chris Hardwick. This definitely tops Weezer's video that featured Muppets and might be the best thing you watch today. Great, great, video. And yes, as one commenter on YouTube notes: "The Fraggles can be happy underground."
Tomorrow, the reunited Ben Folds Five release The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind , their first album together in 13 years. Months ago, we posted the demo version of their new single " Do It Anyway ." And today, the clip gets a special kind of all-star video, one that features the entire cast of the beloved '80s Jim Henson series Fraggle Rock . In the clip, we see what happens when the Fraggle Rock Muppets invade a Ben Folds Five recording session. Phil Hodges directs, and actress Anna Kendrick and comedy [...]
Ben Folds Five brought out an ace for the video for their new song "Do it Anyway." It's funny, cute and full of personality. I was listening to the Ben Folds/Nick Hornby album yesterday and thinking how Ben's been on a hot streak lately. I can't wait to hear the full album of the Ben [...]

The Muppets from Fraggle Rock , Rob Corddry, Anna Hendrick, and Chris Hardwick come together for "Do It Anyway", the charming first video off Ben Folds Five' s reunion album, The Sound of the Life of the Mind . The moral of this story? Never hire Corddry to produce your music. The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind is out this week via ImaVeePee Records/Sony Music Entertainment.

Ben Folds Five The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind ImaVeePee Records/Sony Music Entertainment [2012] Fire Note Says: Ben Folds Five reunites for their fourth album The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind . Album Review: I will fully admit that I was excited when I heard that Ben Folds Five was reuniting for a fourth studio album. Their smart-ass stylistic piano rock was always unique and the [...]
Ben Folds Five sound happy to be back -- and God knows they aren't the only ones. Ben Folds Five is one of the best bands from the '90s, period. Their 1995 self-titled debut was a lavish power-pop banquet, positively filled to the gunwales with indelible hooks and clever lyrics. It provided a sanctuary for indie-minded music fans who stood in opposition to the roundly glum alternative landscape at the time (Ben Folds himself has described the band's music as "punk rock for sissies"). By 1997's Whatever and Ever Amen, Folds officially...

Ben Folds Five have posted several more songs from their upcoming reunion record, The Sound of the Life of the Mind : the title track, "On Being Frank," "Draw a Crowd," and "Hold That Thought." You can find links to those, plus the previously-released songs, at the Ben Folds Five website . The Sound of the Life of the Minds is due out September 18, 2012 . It will be the band's first studio album since 1999's The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner .

Sit your ears down and treat them to a new mp3 from the BEN FOLDS FIVE plz ! Been playing with the American trio's long_one all morning and track nine and AWAY WHEN YOU WERE HERE is going down as a toon of the year already, not just cause it's got the FOLDS continuing using the BRICK piano legacy. Play with AWAY WHEN YOU WERE HERE , your tears will love it ..

This excites me late-teen-self muchly, the BEN FOLDS FIVE new album, THE SOUND OF THE LIFE OF THE MIND . D.O.B : September 17, 2012 Label : Sony Tracklist : 1. Erase Me 2. Michael Praytor, Five Years Later 3. Sky High 4. The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind 5. On Being Frank 6. Draw A Crowd 7. Do It Anyway 8. Hold That Thought 9. Away When You Were Here 10. Thank You For Breaking My Heart via : Henchfile, UltraMegabit, UploadedTo

Ben Folds Five brings another track via Legacy Recordings. Playful as ever Ben Folds does little to evolve as an artist, but plays it safe with a track that will please the old heads. Listen below.

Ben Folds may be getting older, but he's staying youthful with a quirky sense of humor. This playful nature came across in " Erase Me ," and he takes it to a new level with "Draw A Crowd," singing, "If you're feeling small and you can't draw a crowd/Draw dicks on a wall." For some, this might be a corny old uncle kind of humor that doesn't mesh well with an aging artist that seems to be moving in the wrong direction on the maturity level track, but longtime fans should be familiar with this side of Ben, [...]

FADER : The Weeknd's XO imprint inks a deal with Universal Republic. House Of Balloons , Thursday , and Echoes Of Silence will be mixed, mastered and released together under the title Trilogy on November 13th. Unreleased material to be included. Rolling Stone : Stream "Draw A Crowd," a track off The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind , the trio's first album [...]

Ready to groove back to the days of sunny '70s piano-and-strings pop awesomeness, a la Elton John , Billy Joel and Carly Simon ? Your mellow musical guides for the trip will be none other than Ben Folds Five , who have reunited for The Sound Of The Life And Times . It's the band's first release since 1999 — and if there's any doubt that we're over the moon about these guys getting [...]
You might have heard that piano rock juggernaut Ben Folds has gotten back together with the remaining two members of the erroneously named '90s college rock mainstays Ben Folds Five to record, release, and tour on their first record in thirteen years, The Sound of the Life of the Mind , and now you can hear two of the fruits of their labors in the form of tracks two and three on the record, "Michael Praytor, Five Years Later," and "Sky High." The first track is a jazzy, comical cut [...]

After a 13-year hiatus from coming out with new music, Ben Folds Five will finally be releasing The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind on September 18th. As the release date nears, the band has been sporadically dropping tracks off of the LP, and today, we've got three more to listen to. Give "Do It Anyway," "Michael Praytor, Five Years Later," and "Sky High" a go below. ( Prefix )

Dia 18 de setembro chega às lojas The Sound of the Life of the Mind , novo álbum da Ben Folds Five (e mais que aguardado pelos fãs). Durante a semana, a banda liberou a primeira faixa do disco, Erase Me , que serviu para aumentar ainda mais o interesse pelo que eles apresentarão nesse retorno. E mais duas faixas podem ser conferidas: Michael Praytor, Five Years Later e Sky High . A primeira mantendo a pegada de Erase Me , e a segunda soando como uma balada calma e bonita. [...]