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The Normal Album
Will Wood reaches out and waves from an open window; the picture is surrounded by a black frame with colorful zig-zags scattered around and the album's name and author written in a serif font that has been wriggled around
Studio album by
Will Wood
ReleasedJuly 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)
Studio
Genre
Length45:52
LabelSay-10 Records
ProducerJonathon Maisto
Will Wood chronology
The Real Will Wood (Music From the Award-Winning Concert Film)
(2020) 		The Normal Album
(2020) 		Everything is a Lot (2020 Remastered Version)
(2020)
Singles from The Normal Album
  1. "Love, Me Normally"
    Released: May 29, 2020
  2. "Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!)"
    Released: June 12, 2020
  3. "...well, better than the alternative."
    Released: June 26, 2020
The New Normal! (The Normal Album 2024 Edit)
Will Wood reaches out with open arms from an open window; the picture is surrounded by a black frame with colorful zig-zags scattered around and the album's name and author written in a serif font that has been wriggled around
Remix album by
Will Wood
ReleasedAugust 9, 2024 (2024-08-09)
Studio
Genre
Length1:00:07
LabelSay-10 Records
ProducerJonathon Maisto
Will Wood chronology
IN CASE I DIE:
(2023) 		The New Normal! (The Normal Album 2024 Edit)
(2024)
Singles from The New Normal! (The Normal Album 2024 Edit)
  1. "I / Me / Myself (2018 Live in Studio Demo)"
    Released: July 26, 2024
  2. "Laplace's Angel - 2018 Live in Studio Demo"
    Released: July 29, 2024

The Normal Album is the third studio album by American musician Will Wood, released on July 10, 2020, by Say-10 Records. It was produced by Jonathon Maisto, who also produced his first album, Everything is a Lot. The album was financed in part by a crowdfunding campaign, which met its goal in its first day.[2]

Release

The Normal Album was partly financed by a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, as well as by subscribers to Will Wood's Patreon page.[3] The Indiegogo campaign reached its funding goal within a day of its launch, and went on to raise nearly $28,000.[2]

The tracks "Love, Me Normally", "Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!)", and "...well, better than the alternative." were released as singles prior to the release of the album.[2][3][4] The album was released on July 10, 2020, through Say-10 Records.

Two songs eventually included in the live album IN CASE I DIE:, "Misanthrapologist" and "...And If I Did, You Deserved It.", had been intended to appear on The Normal Album and later its successor, In case I make it, but were omitted from both.[5][6]

In July 2024, Will announced on his Instagram that a remix album of The Normal Album was in production, and would be released in early-mid August[7]. On July 26, he released a single of a 2018 Demo of "I / Me / Myself"[8], followed by a single containing 2018 Demos of "Laplace's Angel," "Momento Mori," and "I / Me / Myself" on July 29[9]. On August 9, the album, aptly dubbed The New Normal! (The Normal Album 2024 Edit), was released on his YouTube channel[10] and Patreon[11]. The remix album contained new edits of the songs from The Normal Album alongside new names. Three Demos recorded live in 2018[12] were also put in the album as bonus tracks. The only song to not receive any changes was "Love, Me Normally", due to the fact that the song has a different producer, being Matt Squire instead of Jonathon Maisto.

Reception

Jordan Blum of PopMatters wrote that The Normal Album "explores themes of normality, identity, morality, and other psychological traits", and called it "a thrilling mix of genres (jazz, new wave, doo-wop, and disco among them)";[13] Blum highlighted the song "BlackBoxWarrior – OKULTRA" as being "a great glimpse into Wood's bold and brilliant aesthetic."[13] Bleeding Cool's Joshua Nelson gave the album a positive review, noting the "sardonic bite" and varying moods of its tracks.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Wood.

The Normal Album
No.TitleLength
1."Suburbia Overture"
  • "Greetings from Mary Bell Township!"
  • "(Vampire) Culture"
  • "Love Me, Normally"
6:16
2."2econd 2ight 2eer (that was fun, goodbye.)"3:26
3."Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!)"4:01
4."I / Me / Myself"4:51
5."...well, better than the alternative"4:15
6."Outliars and Hyppocrates: a fun fact about apples"4:12
7."BlackBoxWarrior – OKULTRA"4:54
8."Marsha, Thankk You for the Dialectics, but I Need You to Leave"5:19
9."Love, Me Normally"5:44
10."Memento Mori: the most important thing in the world"2:49
Total length:45:52
The New Normal! (The Normal Album 2024 Edit)
No.TitleLength
1.""Blue Velvet" Reboot Starring Tom Waits (Suburbia Overture 2024 Edit)"6:20
2."Second Sight Seer! S! (2222024 Edit)"3:27
3."The Moral Implications of a Deterministic Universe feat. The Onceler (Laplace's Angel 2024 Edit)"4:04
4."I / Me / Myself (2024 Edit)"4:52
5."... well, better than the alternative (Better Alternative Edit)"4:17
6."I Lied About the Apple Thing (Skeleton-Bones Edition)"4:15
7."Ideas Only Spread Because People Like Them, the "Free Market of Ideas" is not a Meritocracy, it's a Set of Unhealthy Coping Skills and a Corporate Oligarchy, Wake Up, Man! Don't Let the Lies Dim Your Light! anyway this one's black box warrior (2024 Edit)"4:52
8."Karen, Thannsdfghjkl You for the Casserole, but I Need You to Lea-n into a Typo (Marsha 2024 Edit)"5:20
9."Love, Me Normally"5:44
10."A Knee-Slapping Joke Title Referring to How Ending Tracks on Will Wood Albums Are Always Kind of Like That (Momento Mori 2024 Edit)"2:52
11."I / Me / Myself (2018 Live in Studio Demo)"5:01
12."Laplace's Angel (2018 Live in Studio Demo)"4:24
13."Momento Mori (2018 Live in Studio Demo)"4:42
Total length:1:00:07

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c From the album's liner notes.
  2. ^ a b c "Will Wood To Release "The Normal Album"". New Jersey Stage. May 28, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Will Wood Releases Music Video For "... well, better than the alternative"". New Jersey Stage. July 1, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Video Premiere: Will Wood Swings Maniacally with Dark and Swanky Pop Tune "Laplace's Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!)"". Glide Magazine. June 11, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Will Wood – Misanthrapologist ("In case I make it," Outtake) – Live in Backroom Studios, Rockaway, NJ, retrieved January 4, 2024
  6. ^ Will Wood – ...And If I Did, You Deserved It. ("In case I make it," Outtake) – Live at Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA, retrieved January 4, 2024
  7. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  8. ^ I / Me / Myself (2018 Live in Studio Demo), July 26, 2024, retrieved August 9, 2024
  9. ^ Laplace's Angel - 2018 Live in Studio Demo, July 29, 2024, retrieved August 9, 2024
  10. ^ "YouTube Music". YouTube Music. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Get more from Will Wood on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Will Wood (January 27, 2022). I/Me/Myself, Laplace's Angel, Memento Mori (Demo Live Session). Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ a b Blum, Jordan (September 10, 2020). "Will Wood Works His Madcap Magic On "BlackboxWarrior – OKULTRA [Live in Studio]" (Premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Nelson, Joshua (July 12, 2020). "Review: Will Wood's "The Normal Album" – Anything But, And Better". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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