piano pop
Alanis Morissette Shares New Song “Rest” for Mental Health Action Day: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-20T21:04:51+00:00“>May 20, 2021 | 5:04pm ET Alanis Morissette has released a new song, “Rest”, in support of Mental Health Action Day. She co-wrote the track with her “I Miss the Band” collaborator Michael Farrell. The production was handled by Alex Hope, known for working with Troye Sivan and Alec Benjamin. “Rest” is a stirring, piano-driven anthem advocating empathy for the everyday struggles of others. “You think it’s a walk in the park and it’s easy,” she sings. “She’s got it as good as it gets/ This misunderstanding’s a line between living/ And being a walking dead.” “Today is #MentalHealthAction Day,” Morissette wrote on Twitter. “I’m sharing a song entitled ‘Rest’ written ...
Ben Folds Announces 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-19T18:33:54+00:00“>May 19, 2021 | 2:33pm ET Ben Folds has announced his “In Actual Person Live for Real Tour,” a 20-date series of solo piano and orchestral performances across the United States. It will run from late August through mid-November. The trek kicks off on August 27th at the Appell Center for Performing Arts in York, Pennsylvania, and will feature a three-date run at Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. Folds will also make stops in New York, New York; Tampa, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Portland, Oregon; and Washington, DC. Folds has been isolating in Australia since February 2020, during which his previous tour was cut short. Like many other creatives, ...
Ben Folds Serenades a Sucky Year with “2020” Performance on Colbert: Watch
At this point in 2020, it’s hard to even glance at any information source without deepening this sustained sense of despair. Imagine what it’s like for someone like Stephen Colbert, who has to actually put a smile on and joke about this dumpster fire of a year every night. Yet power to him, the late-night host continues on cheerily, even when a musical guest like Ben Folds comes on to remind him of how crappy everything is with a performance of “2020”. Folds delivered a #PlayAtHome performance of his new single on Thursday night’s Late Show. Colbert introduced the waltz by saying it “really captures the spirit of the moment” before the piano pop master took over from his (shockingly white) office. Sitting behind his keyboard, Folds asked, “How many years will we cram into one?” while ...
