Ben Folds

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today:

• Ben Folds, Way to Normal
  Ben there, done that -- crafty piano man hits creative impasse.
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  Listen to "Bitch Went Nuts"
  

• Jack's Mannequin, The Glass Passenger
  SoCal rocker survives personal catastrophe with tuneful flair.
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  Listen to "The Resolution"
  

• Mercury Rev, Snowflake Midnight
  Flaming who? Visionary group makes lovely melodies, not war.
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  Listen to "Snowflakes In A Hot World"
  

• Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, The Fabled City
  The news is getting worse on guitar hero's follow-up dispatch.
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  Listen to "What It Takes"
  

• Murs, Murs for President
  Call him Barack O'Drama -- the rap game's agent of change.
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  Listen to "Can It Be"
  

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