Sharon Van Etten will release a new EP called I Don’t Want To Let You Down this June. Among the many collaborators are the War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel and Dave Hartley, Megafaun’s Brad Cook, and Ben Folds Five’s Darren Jessee (who joined Van Etten’s touring band last year). A press release tout...

Deleted Scenes’ video for Lithium Burn indie rock ballad “Landfall” involves Dan Scheuerman loading a body out of his trunk, into a boat, and into the bottom of a lake. Who’s in the bag? Watch and learn below while Deleted Scenes splits the difference between Radiohead and Ben Folds Five (in a good way). B...

At this point, just about every piece of promotion for the Ben Folds Five reunion album The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind has reinforced Folds’s wacky-guy credibility. But their new video for the ballad “Sky High” finds Folds and friends back on their “Brick” shit, going all soft and emotive. In ...

Ben Folds Five delighted their strident fanbase last year when they hit the studio to create new music. One of the trio’s biggest draws is their performance prowess, so it’s great news that they will unleash a live album, simply titled Ben Folds Five Live, in June. You can stream the whole thing now at [...]

Last night, the reunited Ben Folds Five brought their driving nerd-pop to the stage at Conan. On the show proper, the band played “Draw A Crowd,” a song from last year’s comeback album The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind. And as an online bonus, they also did the tender “Erase Me,” while Folds [...]