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The album is not flawless “” there is a weak trio of successive tracks in the middle) “” but it does suggest that Ben Folds is this generation”s Randy Newman. Indeed, throughout the album Folds moves the listener: in the father-and-son relationship of Still Fighting It, in the desperation of the guy still trying to get over a girl in Gone (“the chemicals are wearing off”¦”), or in the tenderness of the astonishing love declarations on The Luckiest (one of the greatest love songs ever written alas Folds has since divorced the song”s addressee). The story of Fred Jones, the old newspaper man whose retirement is going barely noticed by “all of those bastards” who don’t even remember his first name, is particularly poignant. On Rockin” The Suburbs (released on September 11), Folds took the baton from BFF songs such as Brick, Don’t Change Your Plans or Best Imitation Of Myself, musically and lyrically.Folds is a wonderful story teller. While the very funny title track, the driving Zak And Sara, Annie Waits or Not The Same would fit snugly in the Ben Folds Five canon, Folds” solo debut exhibited a greater empathy for the subjects of his lyrics. Put me down as belonging in the latter group. Ben Folds ““ Rockin” The SuburbsThe are at least two types of Ben Folds fans: those who don”t think that Folds has ever topped the work he did in union with with Robert Sledge and Darren Jessee as the ironically named Ben Folds Five, and those who prefer his more mature solo output. So Gillian Welch’s The Revelator fails to make the cut, though I believe that those of my friends who argue for its brilliance might have a point. I should point out again that I can include only those albums I actually have and know well. Thank you for all the comments they are always appreciated.
RILO KILEY TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS RAR SERIES
Release Date: October 1st, 2002 TRACK LISTĠ7.I was very pleased that the first post in this series of my personal top 10 albums for every year of the outgoing decade (depending how you count decades, of course) created such a positive and generous response. We know you'll fall in love with them, too.
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Produced by mainstay Saddle Creek producer Mike Mogis, The Execution of All Things features many of Rilo Kiley's loving labelmates on the album. As one of only a few bands from outside of Omaha to be signed to the label, they've been warmly welcomed. It didn't take much for us to catch on to Rilo Kiley. With Liz Phair narrative sensibility, Bettie Serveert compositional beauty, and Beachwood Sparks sunshine, Rilo Kiley's latest is a lyrically dense treasure that will have you searching for the story behind the evocative songs. Take Offs and Landings, their 2001 debut on Seattle's infamous Barsuk label, was met with adoration from critics and audiences alike. Whatever that little something extra is, Los Angeles, CA's Rilo Kiley has it times ten.Įclectic electric twang meets masterful songwriting on The Execution of All Things, Rilo Kiley's second full-length album. Maybe it's lead singers Jenny Lewis and Blake Sennet's adorable onstage banter and scissors-sharp wit. Or maybe it's just their uncanny knack for designing nuanced pop songs and performing them with flair. Perhaps it's their beaming faces or laid-back, admirable West Coast attitudes. Rilo Kiley's audiences have a strong tendency to fall in love on the spot.