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Ben Folds And yMusic Reinvent “Baroque Pop”

The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective compiles unreleased tracks, demos, live recordings, and even some new material from World Cafe favorite, Ben Folds.

Ben Folds Five emerged in 1994 as music's only punk rock, piano-led trio. After slogging it out in clubs and building a following, they became one of the commercial and critical darlings of the 90’s releasing distinctive and eccentric piano-based music amidst the guitar heavy bands of the time. After releasing their third studio album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner in 1999, the band abruptly announced the split of Ben Folds Five in November of 2000.