Polar Similar

Polar Similar
Studio album by
Norma Jean
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)
RecordedJanuary 2016
StudioPachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Genre
Length53:14
LabelSolid State
ProducerJosh Barber, Norma Jean
Norma Jean chronology
Wrongdoers
(2013) 		Polar Similar
(2016) 		All Hail
(2019)
Singles from Polar Similar
  1. "1,000,000 Watts"
    Released: June 14, 2016[6]
  2. "Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda"
    Released: August 12, 2016[7]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth8.5/10[8]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]
Metal Hammer[9]
Metal Injection9/10[2]
New Noise Magazine[10]

Polar Similar is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Norma Jean. The album was released on September 9, 2016 through Solid State Records, the band's first release on the label since 2008's The Anti Mother. This is Norma Jean's only release with guitarist Phillip Farris and the last with bassist John Finnegan and drummer Clayton Holyoak.

With the departure of guitarist Chris Day in 2015, Polar Similar is the first Norma Jean album to not feature any original members.

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  2. ^ a b Lambert, Aaron (September 7, 2016). "Album Review: NORMA JEAN Polar Similar". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Reimer, Wayne (September 7, 2016). "Jesusfreakhideout.com: Norma Jean, "Polar Similar" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Zorgdrager, Bradley (September 7, 2016). "Norma Jean Polar Similar". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Norma Jean Get Different on Polar Similar". Decibel. August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  6. ^ Jackson, David (June 14, 2016). "Hear Norma Jean's Moody, Raging '1,000,000 Watts'". NPR. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Forever Hurtling Towards Andromeda by Norma Jean on Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  8. ^ Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "CD Reviews - Polar Similar Norma Jean". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  9. ^ Hill, Stephen (August 12, 2016). "Norma Jean - Polar Similar album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Album Review: Norma Jean - 'Polar Similar'". New Noise Magazine. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.