Approaching Normal

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Approaching Normal is the working title of Blue October's forthcoming fifth studio album. Preproduction of the album began at the beginning of 2008 and the album is tentatively scheduled for release in September 2008. The songs being considered for the album include several new songs as well as songs which Blue October and 5591 have played previously ("Murdered a Friend", "Weight of the World", "Graceful Dancing", "It's Just Me", "The Fern", "Spotlight", "Been Down", "Who Am I?"). "Weight of the World" was previously featured on Blue October's live album, Argue With a Tree..., and a demo version of "It's Just Me" appeared on Foiled as a bonus hidden track.

During an interview with the music webzine Playback:Stl, Justin Furstenfeld described the song "Blue Skies" as being one of the few happy songs he has written, saying, "There's nothing negative about it. It's all about beauty. It's really, really pretty and really, really happy, but it's going to be rocked out so crazy that people will kind of forget that it's a lovey, lovey, dovey song."

Songs being considered for the album

1. "Say It"
2. "Worry List"
3. "Blue Skies"
4. "Picking Up the Pieces"
5. "Replace My Heart (The End)"
6. "Murdered a Friend"
7. "Who Am I?" (previously known as "Gently" or "Amanda Gently")
8. "Sleep"
9. "My Dirt Room"
10. "A Kangaroo Cry"
11. "The Wedding Suit"
12. "Blue Does"
13. "Weight of the World"
14. "Graceful Dancing"
15. "It's Just Me"
16. "My Never"
17. "7 8 Triple 6"
18. "Spotlight"
19. "The Fern"
20. "Been Down" (previously known as "How Long Have You Been Down?")
21. "The Story of an Artist" (written by Daniel Johnston)
22. "I'm Nervous" (written by Daniel Johnston)