Length 53:14 Release date 9 September 2016 | ||
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Released September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) Genres Post-hardcore, Mathcore, Post-metal, Noise rock Similar Norma Jean albums, Post-hardcore albums | ||
Norma jean i the planet
Polar Similar is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Norma Jean. The album was released on September 9, 2016 through Solid State Records, the band's first release on the label since 2008's The Anti Mother. This is Norma Jean's first release with guitarist Phillip Farris.
Contents
Recording and production
The album was recorded in January 2016 at Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota, where artists such as Nirvana, Failure, P.J. Harvey, and Explosions in the Sky have recorded albums. The album was produced by Josh Barber and the band. The title of the song "Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else" is a tribute to Lemmy of Motörhead, while the song itself is about an abusive relationship that vocalist Cory Brandan Putman was in.
Release
"1,000,000 Watts" was the first song to be released from the album, premiering on June 14, 2016. The song caused some minor controversy in the Christian music scene upon its release as the song contains the line "I'm not fucking around." The album was released on September 9 through Solid State Records, the band's first release on the label since 2008's The Anti Mother. Four days later, on September 13, a music video was released for the song "Everyone Talking Over Everyone Else." The video, directed by Anthony Altamura, shows the band performing the song in a dimly lit room along with footage of people in abusive relationships.
Track listing
All tracks written by Norma Jean.
Personnel
Norma Jean
Additional personnel
Songs
1I The Planet3:03
2Everyone Talking over Everyone Else3:27
3Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda2:16