I am a Long time Ben Folds/Five fan. I haven’t had a chance to check Way to Normal out yet, but his other work has been mostly top notch in my view. If you are looking for some more Ben Fold goodness I recommend Whatever and Ever Amen (Bonus Tracks Edition). If you like Ben Folds or want to try something different out you may want to give Stems and Seeds a listen. Thanks to MTD. EnJoY!

Ben Folds is best known as a solo artist and as the front-man/pianist of Ben Folds Five. He is celebrated for a sound that bridges the worlds of jazz and power rock. Ben Folds Five broke onto the scene as a refreshing break from the 90’s angst rock norm. After the band spilt, Ben’s first major solo album was 2001’s Rockin’ the Suburbs. A year later, he released the live album, Ben Folds Live. His 2005 LP, Songs for Silverman, was released to critical acclaim. He followed with a series of EPs, and most recently his second full-length studio album, Way to Normal. Stems and Seeds takes the tracks from Way to Normal and offers alternate, re-mastered and resequenced versions of the songs, as well as the “fake versions” that were leaked by Ben online before the release of the album. It will also feature a live performance of “You Don’t Know Me” by Ben and Regina Spektor on Conan O’Brien and the Japanese version of “Hiroshima.” As part of the “stems” disc, fans will also be able to access the master “stems” from Way To Normal, in order to mix and master the songs themselves at home. The idea of Stems and Seeds came from Folds mixing and mashing up his own songs, and now he wants the listener to be able to do the same.

If you want to know more about this album, like track listings and MP3 info, Read more.

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Track Listing:

01 - Ettington 03:28
02 - Frown Song 03:39
03 - Dr. Yang 02:34
04 - You Dont Know Me (featuring Regina Spektor) 03:13
05 - Free Coffee 03:11
06 - Cologne 06:00
07 - Bitch Went Nuts 03:09
08 - Hiroshima 03:49
09 - Kylie And Connecticut 04:42
10 - Errant Dog 02:26
11 - Brainwascht 04:10
12 - Cologne (Piano Orchestra Version) 06:09
13 - Bitch Went Nutz 03:56
14 - Way To Normal 02:39
15 - Free Coffee Town 02:45
16 - Lovesick Diagnostician 02:55
17 - Frowne Song (Feeble Anthem) 03:52
18 - You Dont Know Me (Conan O’ Brien Rehearsal) 03:29
19 - Hiroshima (Japanese Version) 03:44
20 - Brainwashed 03:38

73:28 Min
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Artist…..: Ben Folds
Title……: Stems And Seeds
Label……: Epic Records
Store Date.: Feb-10-2009
Genre……: Rock
Encoder….: Lame 3.97 / -V2 –vbr-new
Size…….: 102.1 MB

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