![]() ![]() It wasn’t until years later that we craved something more tangible than a 4/4 kick and manufactured happiness that lasts roughly 4hours. To learn more about Enola Gay, I had a chat with guitarist and lyricist Joe McVeigh.Ĭould you tell us a little about the background of Enola Gay and how the band came into existence?įionn Reilly (vocalist) and I met at a Chemical Brothers concert in Belfast back when we were wreck-heads who went out clubbing and partying days on end before going home to change. ‘ Through Men’s Eyes‘ is based on the Ulster Rugby rape trial held in their hometown of Belfast how it was handled, their disdain for lad culture and how the justice system is rigged against women. The astonishing debut single ‘ Birth of a Nation‘ was inspired by the Black Lives Matter protest at Belfast’s Custom House while ‘ Sofa Surfing‘ is a brutally honest reflection on homelessness and its impact on mental health. Enola Gay are confrontational and exhilarating. The dichotomy of the band’s name appears perfect with some thinking only of the song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, while others will also be aware that this is the name of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped on Hiroshima with resulting incomprehensible destruction. Their second single ‘Sofa Surfing’ made it onto the BBCRadio6Music’s Playlist with support from Steve Lamacq, no mean feat for the Belfast band.
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