BEN FOLDS Way To Normal (2008 UK 12-track CD album - Over the last 15 years, Ben Folds' first-class melodic gifts, irony-laced lyrics, and punk-rock tendency to play piano as it were a contact sport have earned the North Carolina native a legionof devoted fans of all ages. 'Way to Normal' is an exuberant, raucous, and sometimes profane mix of sure-fire crowd-pleasers ['Hiroshima', 'Bitch Went Nuts', and the frenetically fuzzed-out 'Dr. Yang'], cheerful snark-fests ['The Frown Song','Brainwascht'], and the thoughtful, moving ballads ['Cologne', 'Kylie From Connecticut'])