7ebra - Normal Song

7ebra are two sisters out of Malmö, Sweden make catchy pop songs that cannot be easily categorized. A year ago, they enchanted us with their debut record Bird Hour and are now back with a new single, “Normal Song.”

Singer Inez gives us a background about the song:

“I see the song being about trying to please everyone but failing, having a lot of things that need to get done, but all you want to do is close yourself off and cry in the corner. But then you think about it and say no, actually, I shouldn’t have to suppress this despair I’m feeling – I wanna cry in an open field. It’s normal to feel these things and you don’t have to hide it, if you don’t want to.”

Ella adds how 7ebra made the song:

”When we originally had the idea for the song, it was sort of a lighthearted joke actually. But it quite quickly resonated with us, and we realized that this could maybe turn into a proper song. We recorded it with Jens Lindgård at Gula Studion here in Malmö, and I think his production matches the story and juxtaposition of the song perfectly. On first listen it maybe sounds like a lighthearted festival banger, especially with the big pumping chorus, but then you realize it’s actually quite sad.”

Listen to “Normal Song,” our Song Pick of the Day, on your favorite streaming service or below on Bandcamp: