Another Form of Relief

The Bens were a side project for Ben Folds, Ben Kweller and Ben Lee for a short period back in 2003. They recorded a four song self-titled EP and performed nine concerts together down in Australia. Since then though, nothing has really happened with them. There were rumours of new material as well as US and UK tours, but nothing ever seemed to come of it. This is something of a shame as they do sound damn good together, and the way that they all took turns with songwriting duties made it an interesting experience.

The set below isn’t complete I’m afraid. The concert was recorded by Australian radio station Triple J, and these were all of the songs that they broadcast from it. It’s a shame that they didn’t focus more on the songs of the group as a whole (assuming they played any), rather than focusing more on their solo work. It does all come to a great conclusion though as all three of them launch into a hilarious performance of The Divinyls’ ‘I Touch Myself’.

MP3 The Bens – Ben Kweller – BK Baby (live) (expired)
MP3 The Bens – Ben Kweller – Wasted & Ready (live) (expired)
MP3 The Bens – Ben Lee – Running With Scissors (live) (expired)
MP3 The Bens – Ben Lee – Something Borrowed, Something Blue (live) (expired)
MP3 The Bens – Ben Folds – Army (live) (expired)
MP3 The Bens – I Touch Myself (live) (expired)

I was pretty sure it was out of print, but you can apparently still pick up the four song EP for $6 from Folds’ own Attacked By Plastic store, although it does seem to be on backorder.

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