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Way to Normal is the new studio album from Ben Folds. Although Folds originally said in an interview with Paste magazine that the album would be released on 16 September 2008, it is now set for release on 30 September 2008 in the United States and on 29 September 2008 in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
Fake leak
On 16 July 2008, an anonymous user posted what they claimed was a "leak" of Ben Folds's latest album on fan sites theSuburbs.org.uk and BenFolds.org. The file contained nine tracks along with a PDF of supposed cover art, and was a mix of what appeared to be legitimate songs from Way to Normal and bizarre pastiches of foul-mouthed humor and melodramatic pop. Accordingly, the online forums became full of debate as to which were real - and which were fake - until the 12 August 2008 when Ben admitted on Triple J radio that many songs in the leak were fake. [4] He claimed that he and the band recorded fake versions of songs from the new album when they "had a night to kill in Dublin", and had a friend leak it to the public "to give them something to listen to" [5]. After confirming that the leaked Brainwascht, The Frown Song and Free Coffee were fake, he stated that they will be used as b-sides and bonus tracks on upcoming releases. A few days later, in a Rolling Stone article Folds walked people through the differences between the real album cuts and the fake leak cuts. [6]
On 22 September 2008, the real Ben Folds album leaked onto the internet.
Leak Track listing
- Brainwashed
- Way To Normal
- Lovesick Diagnostician
- Free Coffee Town
- Bitch Went Nutz
- Frowne Song
- Cologne (Piano Orchestra Version)
- Hiroshima
- You Don't Know Me
Track listing
- Hiroshima (B B B Benny Hit His Head)
- Dr. Yang
- The Frown Song
- You Don't Know Me (featuring Regina Spektor)
- Before Cologne
- Cologne
- Errant Dog
- Free Coffee
- Bitch Went Nuts
- Brainwascht
- Effington
- Kylie from Connecticut
References
- ^ http://www.thesuburbs.org.uk/news/_Way_To_Normal__UK_Release_Date_29th_September
- ^ http://www.benfolds.com/info.html
- ^ http://www.imeem.com/benfolds
- ^ "Ben Folds Interview". Triple J. 2008-08-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help) - ^ Triple J Radio "12 August 2008 Triple J Interview With Ben Folds". thesuburbs.org.uk. 2008-08-12.
- ^ Rolling Stone - Why I Leaked It: Ben Folds Comes Clean About His Fake (And Real) New Album, "Way To Normal" [1]