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 [...]

The new season of Guitar Center Sessions features Ben Folds Five, Hoobastank, Skylar Grey, Jimmy Cliff and more

Last night, the reunited Ben Folds Five showed up on The Colbert Report, and during the interview segment, Colbert went right for the years-old there’s-only-three-of-you bit. The band, all of whom sat for the interview, gave off a deer-in-the-headlights vibe that usually only scientists with books to promote display on this particular ...