olds ▁released ▁Ben ▁F olds ▁Live , ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁live ▁solo ▁record ings . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁two ▁solo ▁EP s , ▁Speed ▁Graph ic ▁and ▁Sun ny ▁ 1 6 , ▁were ▁released . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁EP , ▁Super ▁D , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Songs ▁for ▁Silver man ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁album ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁tri o ▁format , ▁featuring ▁J ared ▁Reyn olds ▁on ▁bass ▁and ▁L inds ay ▁Jam ies on ▁on ▁drums . ▁This ▁album ▁includes ▁the ▁track ▁" L ate ", ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁singer - song writer ▁Elli ott ▁Smith , ▁and ▁also ▁features ▁backup ▁vocals ▁from ▁" We ird ▁Al " ▁Y ank ov ic ▁on ▁" Time ". ▁F olds ▁had ▁played ▁piano ▁for ▁Y ank ov ic ' s ▁song ▁" Why ▁Does ▁This ▁Always ▁H appen ▁to ▁Me ?" ▁on ▁his ▁P ood le ▁Hat ▁album . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁F olds ▁released ▁Sup ers unn ys pe ed graph ic , ▁the ▁LP , ▁a ▁compilation ▁of ▁songs ▁that ▁were ▁originally ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁EP s ▁Sun ny ▁ 1 6 , ▁Speed ▁Graph ic , ▁and ▁Super ▁D . ▁He ▁announced ▁on ▁his ▁My Space ▁blog ▁that ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁next ▁studio ▁album ▁in