Lonely Avenue—the new album featuring music and vocals by American singer-songwriter Ben Folds and lyrics by English novelist Nick Hornby—is now available for pre-order in the Nonesuch Store with an exclusive, limited-edition Folds/Hornby-penned manuscript score sheet from the album track "Picture Window"; a number of these will be signed by the artists.

The record, due out September 28, is available for pre-order in three formats: CD; 180-gram, audiophile-grade vinyl with the CD; and a deluxe edition that includes the CD, four short stories by Hornby, and images by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz in a hardbound, 152-page book. Reserve your copy now in the Nonesuch Store.

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For an insider's look at Lonely Avenue, check out the new video at nonesuch.com/media, in which Folds and Hornby introduce the album and discuss how they came together to create what the Huffington Post has called "one of the most interesting collaborations of the year." Hear how it all happened and listen to the end result with clips of songs off the album, including the new single, "From Above," at nonesuch.com/media. You can also find the video on YouTube.

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Over the next week, we will be pouring through Ben's Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace comments to find 15-20 potential fan interviewers to conduct a series of live 10-minute online video interviews with Ben in the run up to the release of Lonely Avenue. The interview series will also include interviews/discussions with Ben conducted by other notable artists. For information on how to apply, head to benfolds.com/chat.