Norma is a Belgian band I hadn’t heard of before but who have come out of the woodwork with an album full of upbeat rock songs definitely worth your time. “Bad Luck For Wilbur Brink” is named after some kid who was killed in 1931 by a wheel that flew off a race car driving the Indy 500 while playing in the frontyard of his parents’ house. Yes, we can all get killed at any time in the most improbably of ways. So we might as well live it up? Is that the lesson I should be picking up from this album? Even if you just shrug and say tough shit, there’s no reason you shouldn’t enjoy the tracks on here… Nice melodies, solid riffs and the kind of rock you just don’t hear often enough. Think nineties guitar bands a la Posies or Nada Surf. Or go local and conjure up a picture of The Romans. After all, vocalist Lauren Leurs used to front that band back in the day. Good to see he’s back!
Score: 7 out of 10
Nobless Oblige Records
http://www.normanoise.com
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