Enola Gay

Enola Gay on tour in Germany in December

If anyone makes noise, it's Enola Gay. The noise-punk band from Belfast was founded at the end of 2019 and since then has been chasing through the venues of this world with a power and force that even people like Jehnny Beth or Iggy Pop - themselves by no means the quietest throughout their lives - stood open-mouthed in amazement and warmly recommend the Northern Irish. Venomous, relentless, hip-hop-inspired vocals and uncompromisingly flailing guitars overlay a rhythm section that draws as much inspiration from electronica and techno as it does from the post-punk heroes of the late '70s.

Their sound is harsh, hard and thus correlates quite excellently with the quartet's decidedly political views. The lyrics are strictly political and directed against the politics of the Tories, the criminal influence of the tabloid media ("You'll go blind by staring at The Sun!"), the economy that exploits the poor, the political system that is misogynistic and in which the male elite baggage picks the best chunks, the Brexit and the general state of affairs in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The distorted guitars cut straight to the brain with the screech of a buzzsaw, effects units gone wild rummage through the leftovers, the bass thuds violently into the stomach area and the drums hammer the mind into rubble. This made them the most booked Irish up-and-coming band for festivals last year. When Enola Gay perform, the stage reliably burns. Or as BBC 6 Music says, "They're just as ferocious and uncompromising live as you'd think from their records." In a very short time, Enola Gay have established themselves as one of those unique punk bands that you have to love on first listen - and have been named by both the NME and Rolling Stone to the list of bands that defined 2022. After the release of their highly acclaimed debut EP, "Gransha," they were immediately on the road, accompanying Therapy? on their arena tour. Now Enola Gay are working on new music and will be joining us on tour in December to loudly explain what's all wrong in the UK.