Word: reinhold
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From the first notes of “Narcolepsy,” the first song on The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, BFF’s much-anticipated third release, it was clear that Folds was beginning to move in a different musical direction. Lush instrumentals, epic string arrangements and sweeping synthesizers replaced the fun, hook-filled albums of the past as the band ventured into their most ambitious and adult project. Dealing with death, depression, divorce and emotional numbness, Folds used the character of Messner (who, unbeknownst to Folds was in fact a legendary mountain climber) as a personal...
Since the release of Reinhold, BFF had remained largely below radar level before finally breaking up last year. With the release of Folds’s new album, I was nervous. Folds did not use long-time producer Caleb Southern, instead opting for Fuel and Filter producer Ben Grosse. He had dropped two of the finest instumentalists around and was playing almost everything on his own. And the title track to the album, “Rockin’ The Suburbs”, which hit the airwaves early this summer, was a loud, guitar-driven song without a piano note...