Enola Fall
Encyclopedia
Enola Fall are an Australian indie rock
, pop
band formed as Melatonin in Hobart, Tasmania
in 2001. Original members were Adam D’Andrea, Kieran Holm and Joe Nuttall; Nuttall has continued with later members of Tristan Barnes, Lochner James and Nicholas Howe.
, Kieran Holm on bass guitar
and Joe Nuttall on vocals
and guitar
. They released the self-titled debut album Melatonin in that year. They were joined by guitarist, Matthew Moller in 2002 and issued their second album, The City and the Sea. Psam Parsons on keyboards
, mandolin
and backing vocals became a member and their third album, It Always Comes to This appeared in 2003. They changed the band name from Melatonin to Enola Fall and performed at venues in Eastern Australia and at the Falls Festival
music event in Marion Bay
. Since 2003, they toured Europe five months and have supported Architecture in Helsinki
, Eskimo Joe
, The Panics
, Violent Femmes
, Amanda Palmer
and Something for Kate
.
Their first album as Enola Fall, We Never Sleep, was released in 2005 and is in the National Library of Australia
collection. By December 2008, the line-up was Nuttall, Tristan Barnes, Elliot Taylor and Linc LeFevre. Their album, Glorious Five Year Plan, was issued on the MGM
label and appeared on Apple's iTunes
store on 10 January. In July, Enola Fall won awards for 'Best Tasmanian Band' and 'Best Indie/Pop' at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) Amplified Awards. The band will release their new EP titled "I am an Aerial" on the first of April.
Enola Fall
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band formed as Melatonin in Hobart, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
in 2001. Original members were Adam D’Andrea, Kieran Holm and Joe Nuttall; Nuttall has continued with later members of Tristan Barnes, Lochner James and Nicholas Howe.
History
Melatonin formed in 2001 in Hobart, Tasmania with Adam D’Andrea on drumsDrum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, Kieran Holm on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and Joe Nuttall on vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
. They released the self-titled debut album Melatonin in that year. They were joined by guitarist, Matthew Moller in 2002 and issued their second album, The City and the Sea. Psam Parsons on keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, mandolin
Mandolin
A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
and backing vocals became a member and their third album, It Always Comes to This appeared in 2003. They changed the band name from Melatonin to Enola Fall and performed at venues in Eastern Australia and at the Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
music event in Marion Bay
Marion Bay, Tasmania
Marion Bay is a large bay and a bounded locality located on the southeast coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is near Dunalley in the Municipality of Sorell...
. Since 2003, they toured Europe five months and have supported Architecture in Helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian indie pop band which consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland...
, Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....
, The Panics
The Panics
The Panics are an ARIA Award–winning indie rock band originally from Perth, Western Australia, and currently based in Melbourne, Victoria.-History:...
, Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
, Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...
and Something for Kate
Something for Kate
Something for Kate are a rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Members include songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Paul Dempsey, drummer Clint Hyndman and bassist Stephanie Ashworth...
.
Their first album as Enola Fall, We Never Sleep, was released in 2005 and is in the National Library of Australia
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia is the largest reference library of Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the...
collection. By December 2008, the line-up was Nuttall, Tristan Barnes, Elliot Taylor and Linc LeFevre. Their album, Glorious Five Year Plan, was issued on the MGM
MGM Distribution
MGM Distribution is the largest independent distributor of Australian music and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998 by Sebastian Chase....
label and appeared on Apple's iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
store on 10 January. In July, Enola Fall won awards for 'Best Tasmanian Band' and 'Best Indie/Pop' at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) Amplified Awards. The band will release their new EP titled "I am an Aerial" on the first of April.
Albums
Melatonin- Melatonin (2001)
- The City and the Sea (2002)
- It Always Comes to This (2003)
Enola Fall
- We Never Sleep (2005)
- Glorious Five Year Plan (MGMMGM DistributionMGM Distribution is the largest independent distributor of Australian music and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998 by Sebastian Chase....
, 2008)
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- "I Don't Drive"
- "Punctured Lung"
- "Isle of the Dead"
- "Glory Days"
- "We Become Wolves"
- "One Winged Plane"
- "Black Blood"
- "Every Prick Has His Day"
- "Tell It on the Mountain"
- I am an Aerial EP (Creative Vibes, 2011)
- "Andromeda"
- "Radio_None"
- "[Murder of Crows]"
- "I am an Aerial"
- "Letters to Me"