The Children Are Angry

Have you heard any of Ben Folds' new album? Careful...

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds responded to the inevitable leak of his forthcoming album Way To Normal in a unique way: he leaked it himself. Only the songs weren't real — he spent eight hours recording "fake" versions of six tracks during a late-night Dublin, Ireland session in early July, then let friends work their magic on the Web.

Clever, Mr. Folds. If you haven't heard the fake versions, here you go.

More on Way To Normal here.