Ben Folds: 20 May 2009 - Los Angeles

By Carole Ann Wright

Sometimes, you just need a safe bet. [25 June 2009]

Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella

By Chris Conaton

Ben Folds invites college a cappella groups to submit cover versions of his songs. The best of them made it to this compilation album, and the results are unique. [9 June 2009]

Ben Folds: Way to Normal

By Mike Schiller

Way to Normal is about the realization that the very concept of "normal" may well be a myth. [30 September 2008]

Ben Folds: Songs for Silverman

By Mike Schiller

A disarmingly mature Ben Folds imparts his nuggets of easily digestible wisdom on the masses. The masses shrug. [13 May 2005]

Ben Folds: Ben Folds Live

By David Medsker

Ben Folds: Rockin’ the Suburbs

By Andrew Gilstrap

For most of his career, Ben Folds has thrived on examining those things that needle and surprise us from within -- even in his fictional narratives, you can sense very real experiences whispering from the shadows. Beneath the versatile Tin Pan Alley flourishes and Randy Newmanesque pop sheen of his songs, Folds's attitude ranges from heartfelt to smirking to unforgiving (sometimes all three at once). [10 September 2001]