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Rockin’ the Suburbs
Rock · 2001 · 13 tracks

Rockin’ the Suburbs

Polished piano-rock that dissects suburban malaise through vivid character sketches. A balance of sharp-tongued satire and some of the decade's most earnest ballads.

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It's like a collection of short stories about your neighbors, set to the best piano-rock you've ever heard.

A sophisticated blend of sharp-witted social observation and deep, unironic emotional resonance.

Rockin’ the Suburbs · vs · Ben Folds
Studio Polished+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks
01
Annie Waits
4:17
02
Zak and Sara
3:11
03
Still Fighting It
4:27
04
Gone
3:23
05
Fred Jones, Part 2
3:46
06
The Ascent of Stan
4:15
07
Losing Lisa
4:11
08
Carrying Cathy
3:49
09
Not the Same
4:18
10
Hiro’s Song
4:22
11
Rockin’ the Suburbs
4:59
12
Fired
3:50
13
The Luckiest
4:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, multi-tracked vocal 'ah's that build the bridge of Not the Same into a secular hymn.
The transition from the aggressive, distorted rap-rock parody of the title track into the devastatingly quiet piano of The Luckiest.
The way the drums and piano lock into a frantic, percussive gallop during the climax of Zak and Sara.
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