Lonely Avenue contains 11 new songs featuring music by Ben Folds with words by Nick Hornby for what The Huffington Post calls "one of the most interesting collaborations of the year." Orders include downloads of the album as high-quality, 320-kbps MP3s.

With vinyl in mind, Lonely Avenue was recorded on 2-inch tape and is available on 180-gram, audiophile-grade vinyl, cut at Bernie Grundman Studios and pressed at Record Technology, Inc. The LP also contains the complete album on CD and a four-page color booklet. Orders include downloads of the album as high-quality, 320-kbps MP3s.

This special deluxe edition of Lonely Avenue includes the album on CD, four short stories by Nick Hornby, and 15 images by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz, all in a hardbound, 152-page book. Orders include downloads of the album as high-quality, 320-kbps MP3s.