Songs for Silverman

Making twinkly piano rock cool with the kids is a losing battle, and thankfully Ben Folds doesn’t even try, sticking to the sappy-yet-honest formula that’s kept his fan base loyal for a decade. But age is catching up with Ben, his irreverence being slowly replaced with more than a dash of adult contemporary. Yet when he’s on (the ready-for-college-radio “Landed” and the Elliott Smith tribute “Late”), this piano man is still master of his domain.