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Genre: Rock, Indie
Region: Adelaide, SA
Members: Ben Downing - Vocals/Guitar Dave Smith- Drums Amanda Johnson - Bass
Sounds Like: Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Dandy Warhols
Influences: the beatles, The Dandy Warhols, Oasis

Australian indie/brit rock outfit Semi-Normal deliver their debut full-length album titled, Half Open Minds, on Indie-a-GoGo Records. This independent release marks a milestone for the band who formed in late 2002 when long time friends Ben Downing (guitar/vocals), Dave Smith(drums), Chris Johnson (guitar) began jamming together entirely for fun. They were later joined by Amanda Johnson (bass/vocals) who completed their quartet.
Their collective enthusiasm for moody, melodic, guitar-driven rock, encouraged them to continue crafting their musical talents in semi-isolation until 2005, when the band finally broke out of the confines of their private jam sessions to start performing live in some of Adelaide's more well-known live venues including Jade Monkey, Crown & Anchor and Enigma .
In 2006, the band released their self titled demo, which clocked up some worthy achievements including success in 3D Radio's Local Live Charts and also making way for the band to tour eastern South Australia with interstate acts. Looking beyond this, the band decided to set their sights higher and return to the studio in 2007 to record their first full length album. Upon the successful completion of this, the band has now returned to the live music scene, in preparation for the release of the debut album.
2007 marked maturation for Semi-Normal as a collective, as well as individually. In addition to arranging and performing live gigs, their sound featured swirling crunchy indie guitars while Downing's lyrical content experienced a more introspective, grittier shift.
Early 2008 saw the departure of guitarist Chris Johnson. The band now operate as a trio and are more focused than ever, continuing to create new material and craft their sound in the pursuit of perfection.

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I'll Be There
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Alive
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Where does the sun go?
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I'll Be There
rating:  5/5
Awesome song here guys, a nice and easy listen. Love the singers vocals and the overall feel of the song, and a great mix too. Keep it up!




Where does the sun go?
rating:  5/5
This song flows beautifully, has a wonderful relaxed feel while also being very powerful. The strings are fantastic, and the song itself is very wel...




Alive
rating:  4/5
The track is simple towards the beginning, but towards the end begins to build rather well. I love the timeless feel that it has, manages to get stu...




Alive
rating:  3/5
pretty simple stuff sounds like it,s not reaching the the full potential of the band, the drummer sounds like his the only one havin e real dig.
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.