Ben has released four solo albums: Fear of Pop: Volume 1, Rockin' the Suburbs, Ben Folds Live, and Songs for Silverman. Fear of Pop was released while Ben Folds Five was still together; Suburbs, Live, and Songs for Silverman were released afterwards. Since Fear of Pop is highly experimental and Live is a collection of live solo recordings of mostly songs originally recorded with Ben Folds Five, Rockin' the Suburbs is Ben's first proper solo release, in which he recorded most of the instruments himself. In late 2003 two solo EPs: Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 were released, with a third entitled Super D released in mid-2004.
Ben resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Frally Hynes, and two children, Louis and Gracie. The family also spends a few months each year in Frally's hometown of Adelaide, South Australia, a city immortalised in his wry, nostalgic song "Adelaide." He often tours Japan, the United States and other parts of the world. Folds' tours are famous for his solo act as "a man and a piano," often having the audience become involved by "playing" the accompanying instruments (such as the trumpet and saxophone harmonies in "Army"). His concerts are charismatic, yet calm - an enjoyable experience for most. And although Folds is constantly putting out new songs, his concerts never forget classic fan favorites such as "Philosophy," "Brick," and "Army." Folds also produced and arranged the most recent William Shatner album, Has Been (2004); he previously worked with Shatner on the songs "In Love" and "Still in Love" for Fear of Pop.
Folds described his former band, Ben Folds Five, as "punk rock for sissies," and his oddball lyrics often contain nuances of depression, melancholy and self-conflict. While he was with the band Ben Folds Five and since his departure, Folds also provided a number of songs for film soundtracks. Some of these include "Lonely Christmas Eve" for the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000), and a rendition of the Beatles' "Golden Slumbers" for the film I Am Sam (2001). He has also done charity compilations, from singing "Wicked Little Town" (from film and stage show Hedwig and the Angry Inch) on the benefit album "Wig in a Box" (2003) to appearing on No Boundaries, a benefit album for the Kosovo Refugees with the song "Leather Jacket." ...more
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