Stereogum — Last night, while you were resting up from all those winks in the Vice Presidential debate, Regina Spektor joined Ben Folds for a playful version of "You Don't Know Me" on Conan O'Brien. As tipster Marc C. points out, there's another guest of note i... more info

Rock Sellout — Watching the VP debate is making me go cross-eyed, so thank goodness I can snap out of it by seeing a rocking live performance by Ben Folds and Regina Spektor on Conan O'Brien tonight. The duo will be performing a track off of Folds' new album, Way T... more info

Detroit Free Press — Ben Folds: with Missy Higgins, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9. The Fillmore Detroit, $27.50, $35. Joe Satriani: with Mountain featuring Leslie West, 7 p.m. Oct. 9. Royal Oak Music Theatre, $37-$59.50. more info

Pop Matters — Way to Normal is about the realization that the very concept of "normal" may well be a myth. more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Full CD Listening PartiesSpinner.com: Ben Folds, 'Way to Normal' Power pop pianist and singer Ben Folds gives an honest account of his life, from his daily personal struggles to life on the road.... Read more more info

Idolator — Our look at the closing lines of the biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Way To Normal, the new album by ivory-tinkling ironist and Nick Hornby collaborator Ben Folds: • "Maybe the tumble in Japan jarred something loo... more info

Paste Magazine — Ben Folds aims at normal, cracks open head in Japan Ben Folds may have named his third solo LP Way To Normal, but the North Carolina native doesn’t have any such destination in mind. If you listen closely, you can see he’s on the highway to hel... more info

New York Post — Ben Folds titled his new CD, which drops this Tuesday, "Way to Normal." But for the 42-year-old Folds - whose last album, 2005's "Songs for Silverman," was the most melancholy of his career - the way back to normal was anything but normal, as it was.... more info

NEW album from Scots rockers reviewed plus verdict on Ben Folds and Mercury Rev more info

NEW album from Scots rockers reviewed plus verdict on Ben Folds and Mercury Rev more info