New Normal Music
Encyclopedia
New Normal Music is an Internet radio station created by Tom Leykis
and Art Webb that began streaming July 1, 2010. Leykis created New Normal Music in protest of radio stations who claim to play "new music" but only play safe market tested music often 10+ years old. "When Red Hot Chili Peppers release a new album, many radio stations refer to it as 'new music'. They were formed in 1983."
The station started off by playing 50,000 songs in a row - none more than 12 months old, mainly Indie Rock
. Although songs were repeated and there were regular advertisements for the station itself. The station has plans to sell advertising.
Some representative bands featured on the station include The Arcade Fire
, Fitz and the Tantrums, LCD Soundsystem
, MGMT
, Of Montreal
and The Black Keys
.
New Normal Music's DJs include Webb, former Sirius XMU DJ Tobi, former WFNX
/Boston morning man Morning Guy Tai, and Zack Schulz.
The station is part of a greater network of podcasts and music streams Leykis started called The New Normal Network. Other 24-hour music streams from New Normal include New Normal Rock and CHR-formatted Pure Pop Hits.
Tom Leykis
Thomas Joseph Leykis is an American radio personality. He currently hosts The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis, a weekly lifestyle program dealing with fine food and drink, airing weekends mainly in West Coast markets...
and Art Webb that began streaming July 1, 2010. Leykis created New Normal Music in protest of radio stations who claim to play "new music" but only play safe market tested music often 10+ years old. "When Red Hot Chili Peppers release a new album, many radio stations refer to it as 'new music'. They were formed in 1983."
The station started off by playing 50,000 songs in a row - none more than 12 months old, mainly Indie Rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
. Although songs were repeated and there were regular advertisements for the station itself. The station has plans to sell advertising.
Some representative bands featured on the station include The Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire is an indie rock band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists of the husband and wife duo of Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, along with Will Butler, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Jeremy Gara, and Sarah Neufeld. William Butler and Régine Chassagne attended McGill University,...
, Fitz and the Tantrums, LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
, MGMT
MGMT
MGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...
, Of Montreal
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
and The Black Keys
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
.
New Normal Music's DJs include Webb, former Sirius XMU DJ Tobi, former WFNX
WFNX
WFNX is a New England commercial alternative rock radio station. The station began broadcasting on Monday, April 11, 1983. It was one of the first American commercial stations to play alternative rock and has become a leading radio station for breaking new alternative music.WFNX broadcasts on 101.7...
/Boston morning man Morning Guy Tai, and Zack Schulz.
The station is part of a greater network of podcasts and music streams Leykis started called The New Normal Network. Other 24-hour music streams from New Normal include New Normal Rock and CHR-formatted Pure Pop Hits.