In 1995, amidst the alternative rock-osphere of sincere boys with angst to spare, entered Ben Folds Five. The misnomered trio of Ben Folds on piano and vocals, Robert Sledge on bass, and Darren Jessee on drums, Ben Folds Five interjected a bit of much-needed whimsy into a scene that was rapidly becoming stale. The band’s debut album was an explosion of pop-filled tunefulness, endearing silliness, and musical jubilance that set the band apart from its peers and catapulted them into the limelight.
Now, upon the 30th anniversary of Ben Folds Five’s eponymous release (or the 31st anniversary to be exact), the band’s vaunted debut is being reissued, on double vinyl and CD, with a special bonus. Before the band recorded…

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