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Ben Folds' first solo album in 15 years, What Matters Most, is on our shortlist of the best releases out on June 2. Alysse Gafkjen/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ben Folds and yMusic. Allan Amato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ben Folds On World Cafe
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Ben Folds' new album, So There, comes out Sept. 11. Allan Amato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Inside RCA Studio A, whose sale has sparked a wave of backlash from the Nashville music community, Ben Folds (right, on staircase) addresses press and supporters. Stephen Jerkins hide caption
(From left) Robert Sledge, Ben Folds and Darren Jessee of Ben Folds Five. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ben Folds Five On World Cafe
Ben Folds Five (from left): Robert Sledge, Darren Jessee and Ben Folds. Autumn de Wilde/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Ben Folds On World Cafe
Emmylou Harris plays a show-closing performance at the XPoNential Festival. XPN hide caption
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Nick Hornby (right), the author of High Fidelity, provides the lyrical framework for Ben Folds' music on Lonely Avenue. Eamonn McCabe hide caption
'You Don't Know Me' by Ben Folds (featuring Regina Spektor)
Ben Folds, The Chieftains, Maktub
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