ENOLA SHARES NEW SINGLE 'STRANGE COMFORT' + MUSIC VIDEO + ANNOUNCES SINGLE LAUNCH SHOWS + PLAYING BIGSOUND

Naarm/Melbourne-based post-punk artist ENOLA (they/them) today releases a powerful and urgent new single bursting with punk-vitality ‘Strange Comfort’, accompanied by a visceral video directed by Triana Hernandez (Gordi, Romero, RVG). ENOLA is taking ‘Strange Comfort’ on the road with headline shows announced in Eora/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne, plus showcasing at Meanjin/Brisbane’s BIGSOUND.

~LISTEN/WATCH 'STRANGE COMFORT' HERE~

Taking cues from the no-wave sounds of Joy Division and Suicide’s Alan Vega, the post-punk of IDLES and Fontaines DC underpinned by a background in electronic music production, ENOLA infuses hard hitting tracks with a stinging vulnerability, applying the salve to the self-inflicted wound. ‘Strange Comfort’ is bursting with punk vitality, driven by fuzzy guitars and brusque vocals, motioning forward along a knife’s edge.

Centered around the resounding line, “there’s a strange comfort in us all going through the same,” it evokes an urgency of time running out. ENOLA shares of the track, “There is a comfort in knowing that suffering can be a universal experience. We are alone, yet together in our aloneness.”

Making music is where ENOLA puts their joy, their pain; where they can expose emotions and be served by them, not destroyed. "Whatever it is, I want to do it honestly. I don't want to hide. You can't connect when you're not willing to be ugly and sweaty, I try to let go of any of that," they share.

On the video, director Triana Hernandez shares, “This video is inspired by various visceral memories from Ruby's teenage years. Rather than recreating the specific moments, we wanted it to feel like a dream state with snippets that tip toe around those memories. I reckon it was more important for us to focus on the feel of those flashbacks - feelings that oscillate between dark and soft, unhinged and light - and everything all at once with a strong lust for life vibe.”

Singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist ENOLA launched into Naarm/Melbourne's music scene with their debut self-titled EP (2019), released via local champions of the underground Burning Rose, which saw airplay and praise from the likes of triple j, RRR, PBS, RTR, FBi Radio, CVLT Nation, Happy and Deafen County. Live, ENOLA is an enigmatic and captivating performer, holding their audiences close. They have performed alongside some of the so-called-Australia’s most groundbreaking artists this year including RVG, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Divide and Dissolve.

Listen to 'Strange Comfort' HERE now.