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8.0
79770
8.0 |
All Music
So There is both ambitious and down-to-earth, impeccably constructed, and utterly accessible
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8.0
79771
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This album has its dancing shoes straddling very different musical camps and somehow manages to bind them together with skill and personality
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8.0
80017
8.0 |
Gig Soup
This is another brilliant Ben Folds album in which he does what he does best
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7.5
80118
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
The pop tunes on So There will be the most accessible for those familiar with Folds’ previous output
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7.5
79768
7.5 |
A.V. Club
No matter how far Folds strays from his roots, he’ll never be able to shake his core love of music that challenges as well as entertains
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7.0
79767
7.0 |
Uncut
An LP of instant standards. Print edition only
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6.0
80541
6.0 |
PopMatters
The heightened focus on orchestral accompaniment, both grandiose and restrained, helps So There stand out from its predecessors
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6.0
80820
6.0 |
The Music
Folds' goofball side occasionally diminishes his songs but when he marries the right melody with the right emotional pitch he delivers some cracking tunes and shows his formidable talent
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6.0
79765
6.0 |
Mojo
By turns whimsical, self-deprecating and humorous, it epitomises the nerdy angst that has become his hallmark. Print edition only
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6.0
79766
6.0 |
Q
Anti-rock songwriter goes classical. Print edition only
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6.0
79833
6.0 |
State
Whereas Folds’ previous albums, (both solo and as part of the Ben Folds Five) were bursting with wit and personality, his latest offering is a decidedly more downbeat, even nonchalant affair
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6.0
79893
6.0 |
Exclaim
Folds shifts from love song to jerky criticism and back again in a way that's humorously human
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5.8
79769
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Folds’ gifts for narrative and composing are clear, but fusing the two more fluidly could be something magical
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