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Carsten Pieper
Just finished the first spin of Ben Folds' long awaited new album. A fine collection of artfully written and arranged songs it is! As always with him, lighter and funny things go hand in hand with graver topics. Fans of old might miss the more raucous songs - no angry dwarves in sight, but no complaints from my side. An artist has to go where the muse is leading and fans are free not to follow. For the old songs, we can also go back to the old records, right?
Masterful and mature album!
Favorite track: Kristine From The 7th Grade.
bergitis
It's been a long time since the last new Ben Folds album, and I like this one better than Way to Normal or So There. The only exception is the single, "Exhausting Lover," which I always skip. "Winslow Gardens" is my favorite track.
Favorite track: Winslow Gardens.
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“More than anything, I wanted to make an album that was generous, that was useful,” says Ben Folds. “I want you to finish this record with something you didn’t have when you started.”
Indeed, Folds’ masterful new collection, What Matters Most, isn’t so much a statement as it is an offering, an open hand reaching out to all those wounded and bewildered by a world that seems to make less and less sense every day. Recorded in East Nashville with co-producer Joe Pisapia, the album marks Folds’ first new studio release in eight years, and it’s a bold, timely, cinematic work, one that examines the tragic and the absurd in equal measure as it reckons with hope and despair, gratitude and loss, identity and perspective. The songs are bittersweet here, hilarious at times, but often laced with a quiet sense of longing and dread: a text message goes unanswered; an old classmate descends into the dark depths of internet conspiracies; a relationship unravels in the middle of a lake. And yet, taken as a whole, the result is an undeniably joyful record that refuses to succumb to the weight of the world around it, an ecstatic reminder of all the beauty and promise hiding in plain sight for anyone willing (and present enough) to recognize their moments as they arrive.
credits
released June 2, 2023
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All songs written by Ben Folds
Free From The Man Publishing (BMI)
except
“Moments” written by Ben Folds, Tim Harrington, and Paul Wright
Free From The Man Publishing (BMI) / At the Harm Farm Music (ASCAP)
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Ben Folds: singing, piano-ing, bass-ing, some drumming
Tim Harrington: acoustic guitars, singing
Paul Wright: cello, singing
Paul Dumas: drums
Joe Pisapia: electric guitars, pedal steel, background vocals
Ross Garren: keyboards, harmonica
Horn Section on “But Wait, There’s More”, “Exhausting Lover”, and “What Matters Most”:
Jim Hoke: saxophone
Emmanuel Echem: trumpet
John Hinchey: trombone
Dodie Clark: choir of Dodies on “Clouds With Ellipses”
Rob Moose: string arrangements and all violins/violas on “Fragile” and “Winslow Gardens”
Gabe Cabezas: cellos on “Winslow Gardens”
String Quartet on “Kristine From The 7th Grade” (arrangement - Mr Folds)
David Davidson: violin
David Angel: violin
Kristin Wilkenson: viola
Carole Rabinowitz: cello
Ruby Amanfu: harmony on “Back To Anonymous”
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Produced by Joe Pisapia, recorded at Middletree Studios, East Nashville, TN
Mixed by Michael Brauer at MHB Productions
Joe Costa: recording engineer
Josh Cournoyer: assistant engineer, some background vocals, and so much more
Mastered by Pete Lyman at Infrasonic, Nashville, TN
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Management: Mike Kopp
Business Management: Victor Wlodinguer
Legal: Ken Anderson
Booking: Jonathan Levine and Seth Malasky at Wasserman Music
Live crew: Ray Amico, Leo Overtoom, Michael Praytor
Package Design: Sam Smith
Cover Art by Sensetus, @Sensetus
supported by 122 fans who also own “What Matters Most”
This is my favourite song from the original album; when I listened to both side-by-side I was blown away by how much better the little changes in mixing here make an already classic song! declawedboys
Recorded over the space of a year, the vivid pop songs on the latest from themme fatale match sugary hooks with diaristic lyrics. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 13, 2022
supported by 118 fans who also own “What Matters Most”
I am not really an expert in today's country music. I know and appreciate Sheryl Crow or the Dixie Chicks, but that's it more or less. NIKKI LANE's rocking style with a decent rough edge fits quite well to this "strong women" references. Several songs are catchy and always welcome on my soft music playlists, check for example "First High", "Born Tough" or "Black Widow". H.L.