Way too normal

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PIANOMAN Ben Folds, an artist that I revered back in the days of Whatever And Ever Amen, left me a little disappointed with this latest release.

In fairness, there are some excellent points on Way To Normal - at times it's poignant, at other times laugh out loud funny - but it never reaches the highs that Mr Folds and his Five used to hit on a regular basis.

And a lot of the time, as a result, the songs sometimes come across a little contrived - from a songwriter of clear talent his latest album Way To Normal is, sadly, way too normal.