Delivered through their fine three-track EP, ‘Giant’, and its accompanying video and artwork, local pop-rock-punksters Abnorm demonstrate that difficult emotions such as rage and anger can be quantified if enough time is spent producing the sounds, words, and images that reflect those feelings. Combining a ‘horror’ video for Giant, a collaboration with the talented Krzysztof Furgała Giant is more than a collection of songs; it’s a complete artistic think-piece and statement. Damian Robinson caught up with Abnorm to find out more.
Congratulations on the EP, it’s a strong collection of songs. Could you tell us a little about the concept and songs.
Thank you, Giant will be coming out on Valentine’s Day and it’s kind of an anti-valentine statement in a way. To create the overall effect, we’ve put some of our songs together and combined them with videos and images that help to make this more than just a musical release, it’s a full visual experience.
The EP title track ‘Giant’ is also the name of one of the EP tracks. How did you that decision come about?
Giant is about my rage which I find hard to describe sometimes- so the music and the lyrics are a way of trying to capture this. The song itself was called Giant to reflect that but then we thought it was kind of a cool pun to call the EP the same title as we could make ourselves laugh by saying things like “this ep is going to be giant”. So it’s both a serious title but also an in-joke for us.
Alongside the EP, you’ve recorded an official music video for GIANT with Krzysztof Furgała at Caviar Studios in Newcastle. Could you tell us a little about that experience and choice?
The video was our first together and we really enjoyed the experience, especially working with Krsysztof. In the video I end up eating the band half way through and being covered in blood, which you might not have guessed would happen from the first part of the video. We loved the idea and video and we really like how it’s come out.
Visuals are important to the whole EP as there’s considerable EP artwork and press photos by Adam Kennedy.
Yes, we wanted the EP to be a full concept from music to visuals and video and we couldn’t be happier with the whole package. Using more than just one medium was important to us from the start and Adam’s done a great job to help us build out the concept.
Musically, Giant fits nicely with the other two songs, Gasoline and Petals, on the EP.
Yeah the three songs were written about the same time so they felt like they belonged together. We play the three songs at all of our shows so they were a natural choice to go on the ep as they had a similar vibe and combined well.
The next step is the launch then?
Yes we’ve got an Ep launch planned with some great bands and friends which will be fun and then we’re straight into more shows. Some shows have already been announced and some are due to be announced so keep an eye on where we’ll be playing. At the same time we want to get back into the recording studio as soon as we can so we’re feeling good and confident and ready for 2025.
The Giant EP and Video will be released 14 Feb 2025.