As noted by Pitchfork, Ben Folds Five hooked up in September (on my friend J's birthday, appropriately enough) for a reunion show. The gig was conceived as the inaugural event in a series - Front to Back - put together by MySpace and NowWhat.com. The series concept: artists perform complete albums in sequential song order. Um, love it. What a rare treat for music fans, desperate to hear those under-appreciated Track Nines which never make it into set lists. Soon enough, the following links should lead to concert footage and interviews. In the meantime be contented with, Don't Change Your Plans, a classic album opener and Lullabye, a closer that namechecks James Earl Jones. And I haven't even mentioned exuberantly fun Army or Magic, possibly their prettiest, sad song, used fittingly for a clip tribute to The Virgin Suicides here.
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