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The formula for Lonely Avenue was a simple one: author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) writes the lyrics and Ben Folds composes and performs the music. It†s a novel idea (seriously, the deluxe edition comes housed in a hardbound, 152-page book that features four of Hornby†s short stories and photographs by Guggenheim Fellow Joel Meyerowitz) that works more often than it doesn†t. For the most part, the majority of the songs on Lonely Avenue could have appeared on anything Folds has put out since going solo in 2001. In fact, Hornby†s prose and penchant for cuss words and misunderstood protagonists is nearly indistinguishable from Folds†, who has made a career out of balancing the two since busting out of Chapel Hill in 1995. Both artists are gifted social commentators with a love for snarky, collegiate cynicism that hides a huge sentimental streak. Not surprisingly, it†s the latter predilection that provides Lonely Avenue with its most memorable moments.
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TRACK LISTINGS
1 A Working Day / Nick Hornby 1:50
2 Picture Window / Nick Hornby 3:42
3 Levi Johnston's Blues / Nick Hornby 5:15
4 Doc Pomus / Nick Hornby 4:13
5 Your Dogs / Nick Hornby 3:23
6 Practical Amanda / Nick Hornby 3:52
7 Claire's Ninth / Nick Hornby 3:49
8 Password / Nick Hornby 5:21
9 From Above / Nick Hornby 4:04
10 Saskia Hamilton / Nick Hornby 3:09
11 Belinda / Nick Hornby 6:13
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