Ben Folds Five have set September 18 as the release date for The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind, the group’s first album of new music in 13 years. The music’s genesis took place via a successful grassroots direct-to-fans campaign on PledgeMusic, where artists and fans work together with charities to create albums and other projects.
The trio will release The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind on ImaVeePee Records/Sony Music Entertainment. Fans who’ve participated in the PledgeMusic campaign will receive an exclusive early delivery of the album. The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind_ includes a number of new songs, including “Erase Me”; “Michael Praytor, Five Years Later”; “Sky High”; “The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind”; “On Being Frank”; “Draw A Crowd”; “Do It Anyway”; “Hold That Thought”; “Away When You Were Here”; and “Thank You For Breaking My Heart”.
A portion of the funds generated by album sales, and other BFF items ordered by fans through PledgeMusic, will be used to support Music Education and Music Therapy, a charity personally chosen by Ben Folds Five. The organic pop trio reunited this spring and have appeared at festivals like Hunter, NY’s Mountain Jam and Manchester, TN’s Bonnaroo this spring.
Here’s a look at Ben Folds Five’s upcoming shows
September 13 Holyoke, MA— Mountain Park Amphitheatre
September 14 New York, NY—Central Park Rumsey Playground
September 16 Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre
September 18 Atlanta, GA—Tabernacle
September 19 North Charleston, SC—North Charleston Performing Arts Center
September 21 Pensacola Beach, FL—DeLuna Fest
September 23 Dallas, TX—Palladium Ballroom
September 24 Austin, TX—Stubbs Waller Creek Amphitheatre
September 25 Houston, TX—Bayou Music Center
September 28 Kansas City, MO—Starlight
October 2 Detroit, MI—The Fillmore Detroit
October 5 Buffalo, NY—Kleinhas
November 10 Melbourne, Australia—Harvest Festival – Werribee Park
November 17 Sydney, Australia—Harvest Festival – Parramatta Park
November 18 Brisbane, Australia—Harvest Festival – Botanic Gardens
November 23 Bristol, England—O2 Academy
November 24 Nottingham, England—Rock City
November 26 Dublin, Ireland—Vicar Street
November 29 Manchester, England—O2 Apollo
November 30 Glasgow, Scotland—O2 Academy
December 1 Leeds, England—O2 Academy
December 3 Birmingham, England—O2 Academy
December 4 London, England—O2 Academy Brixton
December 5 London, England —O2 Academy Brixton
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