Hey! If you're in Austin
(or not, I guess) you should check out
HAAM.
At a broadcast yesterday I spent a chunk of time talking with one of their
volunteers, and I ended up impressed with their mission. I mean, how can I not
when they're trying to get local artists some health insurance!?
That's good stuff. In addition to adopting a preferred charity over
the course of Tuesday, I also had the pleasure of being sent an invitation
to cover Ben Folds when he comes to Stubb's later this month, which then
reminded me that he just put out a new record titled Way To Normal a
couple of weeks ago. I haven't heard it all yet, so if you have then
feel free to chime in on whether or not it's one of his better releases.
Below is a track that I'm rather late on posting. Enjoy.
:Ben
Folds - You Don't Know Me (Featuring Regina Spektor):
"Why the fuck would you want me back?/Baby it's because/You
don't know me" This is one deceiving little track.
At first it reels you in with a big, bouncy arrangement and
the presence of one of today's most lovely songbirds, Regina
Spektor. Then, as if to super re-emphasize the point
of this song, the onion loses a few layers to reveal that
it's really just another one of those classic numbers full
of Ben Folds bitterness. Good thing I like my pop with
a touch of trickery and a notice of ignorance. And
stuff.
I usually get
so caught up with Ben's more quirky, sarcastic tracks that I
forget he has quite a few beautiful numbers in his catalog.
Check him out doing Landed on Letterman.
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