Enola gay band

If the name Enola Gay doesn't sound familiar, you might want to make that checkup with the surgeon you've been putting off. I'm not saying they're a household name here in the US (at least not yet, although next month's US tour might make some inroads there), but I did mention them like, a week ago. Although with the state of the world today and the way the news cycle works, that might as well have been 4 months ago, so I get it.

Speaking of paying attention to the planet around you, I recently did an interview with Enola Gay and I gotta say...they really set a lot of idea into it. Not that I expected anything diverse - anyone familiar with their work knows the musical and lyrical depth they display - but it's always nice when you can tell the subject of your interview put honest to goodness time and effort into their answers.

As a refresher, here's some background on the band:

Belfast-based Irish noise punk mob formed in late 2019. Venomous hip-hop-inspired vocals that are as uncompromising as the guitars are unforgiving, layered on a rhythm section that draws as much from left-field electronica and techno as it does from post-punk heroes o

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Review | Enola Homosexual ‘Casement’ EP

Label: Current Sky

Belfast-based noise-punk band Enola Gay just dropped their sophomore EP ‘Casement’, produced by Johnny Hostile, following a monumental summer run. This included dominating the stage at Chicago’s Riot Fest with Jehnny Beth, the captivating frontwoman of English rock band Savages.

Their debut EP ‘Gransha’ focused on the members’ frustration and wrath towards the government, being fucked over by the affluent, and the rugby rape trial of 2018. Enola Gay have not displeased with ‘Casement’, continuing to use their voice to talk both the rage and grief many feel towards the state of the political climate today.

Track 1 ‘Leeches’ is HEAVY, bringing the angst and power we have arrive to expect from previous releases, then launching it at us Molotov cocktail style. Echoey guitar and vocals construct the track an all-encompassing experience, with no breaks and no breathing room.

Vocalist Fionn Reilly seems angry at the world, and rightfully so, when you look at the state of it. The lyric “Government that’s complete of bigots observe a population made up of digits” is the underlying sentimen

STORY:

Forming in 2019 from guitarist Joe McVeigh and singer Fionn Reilly, Enola was conceived through desperation in a need for Catharism but also partly in inspiration of the new wave or post-punk acts emerging, especially from the south of Ireland with the likes of Just Mustard and Girl Band. They wondered why not many had travelled far from the realm of power chords in the North while utilising their retain accent. Enola wanted to conjure all of their tastes together to offer a caustic chimera of sounds, with noise-punk entity the main vehicle. With venomous hip-hop-inspired vocals that are as uncompromising as the guitars are unforgiving, layered on a rhythm section that draws as much from left-field electronica and techno as it does from post-punk heroes of the late 70s. Enola’s unique sound has drawn widespread acclaim, culminating with them being chosen to perform at Ireland Music Week, Eurosonic, and SXSW for their 6th, 7th, and 8th performances ever. Enola wasted no time in establishing themselves as one of the next unique punk voices with their confrontational tracks, having lined up festival headlining slots post-pandemic. 4 singles dropping this year, recorded