℗ 2016 Solid State Records
| Released | September 9, 2016 |
| Duration | 53m 08s |
| Record Label | Solid State Records |
| Catalogue No. | 886446002576 |
| Genre | Rock (Hard Rock) |
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1.1
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I. The Planet
Norma Jean |
3:02 | |||
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1.2
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Everyone Talking over Everyone Else
Norma Jean |
3:26 | |||
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1.3
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Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda
Norma Jean |
2:16 | |||
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1.4
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1,000,000 Watts
Norma Jean |
4:27 | |||
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1.5
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II. The People
Norma Jean |
2:14 | |||
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1.6
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Death Is a Living Partner
Norma Jean |
2:18 | |||
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1.7
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Synthetic Sun
Norma Jean |
3:50 | |||
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1.8
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Reaction
Norma Jean |
5:42 | |||
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1.9
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III. The Nebula
Norma Jean |
3:15 | |||
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1.10
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The Close and Discontent
Norma Jean |
2:33 | |||
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1.11
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An Ocean of War
Norma Jean |
3:28 | |||
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1.12
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A Thousand Years a Minute
Norma Jean |
5:58 | |||
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1.13
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IV. The Nexus
Norma Jean |
10:39 |
Polar Similar is Norma Jean's seventh album and features further explorations into space, atmosphere, and instrumentation. This is Norma Jean's first release with guitarist Phillip Farris and the last with bassist John Finnegan, and drummer Clayton Holyoak.
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.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Solid State Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.27 -0.30 to -0.03 | -10.46 -13.31 to -8.97 | -7.53 -10.80 to -6.20 | 6 5 to 8 | |
| 1 | I. The Planet | -0.29 | -10.49 | -7.9 | 6 |
| 2 | Everyone Talking over Everyone Else | 0.00 | -8.97 | -6.5 | 5 |
| 3 | Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda | -0.03 | -9.02 | -6.2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1,000,000 Watts | -0.30 | -10.30 | -7.2 | 6 |
| 5 | II. The People | -0.30 | -13.31 | -10.8 | 7 |
| 6 | Death Is a Living Partner | 0.00 | -9.53 | -6.5 | 6 |
| 7 | Synthetic Sun | -0.29 | -9.96 | -6.4 | 6 |
| 8 | Reaction | -0.29 | -9.91 | -7.1 | 5 |
| 9 | III. The Nebula | -0.30 | -12.52 | -10.6 | 8 |
| 10 | The Close and Discontent | -0.29 | -9.63 | -6.4 | 5 |
| 11 | An Ocean of War | -0.27 | -9.88 | -6.9 | 6 |
| 12 | A Thousand Years a Minute | -0.29 | -11.10 | -8.0 | 6 |
| 13 | IV. The Nexus | -0.29 | -11.36 | -7.4 | 6 |