Mecca Normal is a two-piece indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed by Jean Smith and David Lester in 1984.

In 1985 they formed their own record label Smarten Up!

[1] Subsequently, Mecca Normal had full-length releases on some of the largest indie labels of the 90s, with albums on K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Matador Records, and Smarten Up!

later merged with Lester's small press publishing company Get To The Point to form the label Smarten Up!

Much of Mecca Normal's album The Observer (Kill Rock Stars, 2006) was inspired by Smith's experiences using online dating websites.