The Sound of the Life of the Mind
| The Sound of the Life of the Mind | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January – February 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, power pop | |||
| Length | 44:34 | |||
| Label | ImaVeePee Records | |||
| Producer | Joe Pisapia | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (61/100) |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| American Songwriter | |
| The A.V. Club | B |
| Consequence of Sound | |
| Drowned in Sound | (6/10) |
| musicOMH | |
| Pitchfork Media | (3.5/10) |
| PopMatters | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | (7/10) |
| Under the Radar | |
The Sound of the Life of the Mind is the fourth studio album by Ben Folds Five, released on September 18, 2012. It is the group's first release since 1999's The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner.
The album debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, which is Ben Folds' first top ten album on the chart, selling 30,000 copies. It sold 67,000 copies as of August 2015.