Ben Folds, Musical genius and gifted pianist, writing everything from bittersweet and sincere love songs, to tongue in cheek and sarcastic tracks, recently released his new single "Mister Peepers, a politically fueled ballad of sorts. Its jazzy, its relevant and it classic Ben Folds.
And what better way to share the new song than to bring it to an In-Store event at Rough Trade Record store in Brooklyn. So that's exactly what he did. On the afternoon of Small Business day, this year, saturday the 24th of november, Ben Folds hosted an intimate record release party for his single, in which he played a set of fan-requested songs only, talked about the new single and its B-Side and answered some fan questions. He even met every fan in attendance to sign their copies of the vinyl of the new single.
His set of fan favorites consisted of Ben Folds Five song, Philosophy, The Nick Hornby Collab, From Above, and of course a couple of classics like The Luckiest, Still FIghting It, and Landed.
From start to finish the event was a wonderful experience for "The Luckiest" ben folds fans who managed to snag their ticket into the event before it inevitably sold out. Hearing him hype up his upcoming book and album, playing favorite songs and greeting everyone as well, Ben is an amazing artist who really tailored this event to the fans and gave them the best experience he was capable of. Even when he was told to play only one more song, he insisted on playing two more. If you haven't already heard his new song, Mister Peepers, I highly recommend that you give it a listen, it's currently available on all streaming platforms, and on vinyl at rough trade NYC!
