US / THEM: NORMANS share "Pure Evil" single (Solid Brass Recs) mixed by Brad Wood, play Belasco in LA 12/20

“Ironically uplifting… This song is fast garage punk with a classic rock punch, and it’s addictively upbeat and danceably dire at the same time.” — CvltNation

“At turns dark, menacing, ear-splitting and chaotic, or all of that at once, and fully lives up to its claim to be a dissection of ‘the terrified animal caged within us all.’ It should just come with an all-purpose DANGER sign.” — Buzzbands.LA

Southern California noise-punk band NORMANS share a new single today following up on their auspicious debut self-titled album from January this year on Solid Brass Records. Hear/share "Pure Evil" on all DSPs HERE.

CvltNation recently launched the official video for "Murder Rich" HERE & on YouTube.

Los Angeles noise rock band NORMANS are back with a new single that continues to push their unique sound forward. In "Pure Evil" extreme dynamics and lo-fi samples create a punishing blend of industrial-infused rock that marches into a middle eastern style bridge and ends with an epic guitar driven melody. Mixed by Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Touché Amoré, The Jesus Lizard, Tortoise) and mastered by Greg Obis at Chicago Mastering.

In 2021, in the lingering haze of the global pandemic and several nautical miles off the coast of Los Angeles in a broken down boat, Southern California natives and stalwarts of the local DIY music scene Matthew Reid (Blonde Summer) and Michael Perry Rudes (FEELS) decided it was time to embark on a new musical odyssey together; one that championed fearlessness, rawness, and above all, freedom.

NORMANS was born on the dirty streets of L.A. and baptized in the punk rich waters of Hermosa Beach; the city that gave us Black Flag, Redd Kross, Minutemen and more. Years of exposure and participation in the myriad of genres and sounds that make up the vibrant music scene resulted in a multi-genre-bending, bass and synth fueled cacophony that pays homage to the ghosts of Killing Joke, The Jesus Lizard, GVSB and The Birthday Party.

NORMANS have managed to stitch together elements of surf, post punk, noise rock and Wax Trax era electro-industrial music for a sound that is urgent, angry, and simultaneously danceable. Oozing with satire and shrouded in bizarre visual art and imagery, bassist and vocalist Matthew Reid explores issues of violence, drug use, and the terrified animal caged within us all. Where their musical journey takes them will keep us wondering. What is certain is the band’s willingness to propel themselves into uncharted waters, unlike the boat they started on just a few short years ago.

NORMANS is available on LP and digital, released on January 12th, 2024 via Solid Brass Records.

NORMANS LIVE 2024:

12/20 Los Angeles, CA - The Belasco