Ben Folds Returning With "Way To Normal"

Ben Folds is set to return with his third solo record to be titled "Way To Normal," on September 30th.

It's a record that is said to deliver on his usual trademark humor on tracks like "Bitch Went Nuts," as well as a few surprises, like guest Regina Spektor on the first single, "You Don't Know Me."

Folds went through a long two year divorce during the writing and production of this record, which is said to have influenced it greatly.

Folds says about the album-

"The songs are not topical," Folds says. "I was not interested in making a record about the D-word. I got all that stuff out of my system on the last record [2005's pensive Songs for Silverman], which was deliberately stoic. This new album is really about me being free, which is why it feels cathartic and expressive. It's about me coming back to being myself." (Hence the title.) "I came out of the courthouse, kissed the ground, and walked straight into the studio. I felt like a bottle of champagne that had been shaken for 18 months and popped open in the studio. That's why this record has so much energy."