The Normans radiate some of the most fulfilling songs I have heard in a good long while.
With old time boogie rhythms, transistor radio vocals analogous to T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, and classic and contagious rock hooks, the four-piece brings back that retro charm and seductively glam grandeur. Yet, having successfully nailed down their upbeat facet, The Normans also channel the soothing vocals and strumming guitars of Elliot Smith to express their placidity. These guys might have a slight case of split-personality disorder, jumping from one end to the other on the musical spectrum, but who cares, both sides are great and their deft musicianship creates a visceral set of thrills. The Normans’ 2004 debut release, Dreams of Autocrashes (India Records) plays like a symphonic ode to the two penultimate innovative forefathers and has been praised as a “pop masterpiece” (Smother) and “a great album which you will be listening to time and time again” (Guitar Noise). Since its release, the album has stirred radio attention and, more notably, figured in the 2005 feature-film, My Comfortable Stranger.
information: Band Website / Band MySpace
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