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Friday, January 27th, 2012
BEN FOLDS FIVE: REUNITED IN THE STUDIO, HEY, HEY
Spin yesterday reported about the long-delayed, (possibly) much-awaited return of Ben Folds Five (which, if your kuya hasn’t told you yet, is really a trio). We throw in the “possibly” in there because Folds’ songwriting has remained a staple for the lovelorn even after the trio’s demise in 1999, with The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, their third, heralding the end. “Don’t Change Your Plans” was in that album, by the way, and it was a portent of sorts, with Folds lamenting his uncertainty within the freaking planet: “Sometimes I get the feeling/that I won’t be in this planet for very long./I really like it here./I’m quite attached to it./I hope I’m wrong.” Fast-forward to the present, and Folds is putting out solo releases back and forth, even throwing in a collab or two in the mix, as with his partnership with author Nick Hornby from 2010. Sure, Folds’ old trio has been known to play the odd reunion show or two, but it is only now (okay, yesterday) that they booked and spent studio time together. This photo of the old pals (which Folds tweeted) should be cause enough to rejoice. The singer captioned, “It’s happening fo sho—Day 1 in studio with Robert [Sledge] and Darren [Jessee] through March.” And if you doubt it still, it came with the hash-tag “#NewBenFoldsFiveRecord.” (Pulse.ph)
Image by Kevin Tostado, via Wikimedia Commons. Some rights reserved.
Filed under: Album Releases, Latest Release, Lowdown
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Posted on: Jan 27, 2012
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Tags: BEN FOLDS, BEN FOLDS FIVE, BEN FOLDS FIVE NEW ALBUM, BEN FOLDS FIVE REUNION, DARREN JESSEE, ROBERT SLEDGE
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