{"id":33344,"date":"2025-07-25T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T05:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=33344"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T11:35:55","slug":"new-ep-normal-person-straight-to-the-dome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/25\/new-ep-normal-person-straight-to-the-dome\/","title":{"rendered":"New EP: Normal Person || Straight to the Dome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"699\">Normal Person sounds exactly like the kind of name a rogue AI would pick, believing it\u2019ll help it slip under the radar and quietly conquer the world. But fear not\u2014this is the work of Bernard Casserly of Cende, not Skynet. The evidence? Normal Person has been releasing music well before AI music started creeping in. And besides, would a robot write a chorus as hooky, addictive, and painfully relatable as <em data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"583\">The World Keeps Kicking My Ass<\/em>? And if so, why would it channel that talent into catchy power pop instead of chasing some soulless EDM mega-hit?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"1164\"><em data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"723\">Straight to the Dome<\/em> crams seven songs into twelve glorious minutes. It\u2019s upbeat, fast, and relentlessly hooky\u2014the kind of power pop sugar rush that makes you hit repeat before you\u2019ve even processed the last track. In a world that\u2019s grown weird, worried, and perpetually on edge, Normal Person is oddly comforting, proof that sometimes all you need are short, sharp hooks delivered with reckless joy. Did I mention <em data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1140\">Straight to the Dome<\/em> is wall-to-wall hits?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"1164\">\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3503823018\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2874621651\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/normalperson.bandcamp.com\/album\/straight-to-the-dome\">STRAIGHT TO THE DOME by Normal Person<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3503823018\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3045474130\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/normalperson.bandcamp.com\/album\/straight-to-the-dome\">STRAIGHT TO THE DOME by Normal Person<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Add to wantlist: <a href=\"https:\/\/normalperson.bandcamp.com\/album\/straight-to-the-dome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normal Person sounds exactly like the kind of name a rogue AI would pick, believing it\u2019ll help it slip under the radar and quietly conquer the world. 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