Kim Normal is a Connecticut indie/alternative rock band formed in 2016 by guitarist Carl Giannelli and drummer Ethan Williams. The duo grew their fan base in Connecticut by performing sets of alternative and garage rock at local venues and community events, and gained a more widespread audience by releasing videos and promoting their music online. They released two EPs in summer 2017, “Your Peril” and “Fungus,” which drew from garage and punk influences and offered catchy tunes with a fuzzy edge. In 2018, the group added bassist Conor McCarthy. Taking influence from noise pioneers like Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr., the trio spent 2019 playing shows and preparing their debut LP, “On Your Own Wave,” which was released in September. The album was included in the Hartford Courant’s Top 20 Connecticut Albums of 2019 year-end list, and single “I Don’t Even Mind” was named one of blogger ctverses’ Top 30 Singles of 2019 by CT Musicians. Riding this “wave” of energy, the trio released standalone single “53” in January 2020, which has quickly become their most-streamed song. Their winter of 2020 was spent refining their live act, playing stages such as New Haven, Connecticut’s famous Toad’s Place. Kim Normal has recently finished recording their sophomore LP. As of November 2022, Kim Normal has gone on an indefinite hiatus. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.