Borderline - EFÉ, Enola Gay, Simon Merriman (Singular Artists)

On today's episode we’re focused on the Borderline Festival.
 
Borderline is a two day event supported by IMRO, held in the Workman’s Club on the 15th and 16th of February showcasing forward-facing music from Ireland and abroad
 
The inaugural event is being organised by the promoters Singular Artists, and ahead of the two day showcase Danny Carroll spoke with some of the people involved.

Coming up we have interviews with Joe McVeigh from the Belfast noise-punk quartet Enola Gay, we will be speaking with the Dublin based indie-pop artist EFÉ, and before all that we have a chat with Simon Merriman from Singular Artists.

Simon spoke about curating the bill for this event, some of the logistical challenges involved and also his excitement for the current state of Irish music
 
Since 2020, EFÉ has released two EPs of distinctive, dayglo bedroom pop, marked by a strong visual aesthetic and playful music videos. We caught up just before Christmas to reflect on 2023 and hear about plans for the year ahead including her new single Truth Truth.

Our final interview on today’s episode, is with Joe from the band Enola Gay. Formed in Belfast in 2019, Enola Gay have become known for their outspoken lyrics, and genre bending approach to punk. Joe spoke about how the band formed, their early influences and what we can expect from them in 2024.
 
Visit - https://www.borderlinefestival.com/ to find out more about the event and tickets.

You can watch the video for EFÉ's new single here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U20gpE-e4LU

You can stream/purchase Enola Gay's latest EP here - https://enolagay1.bandcamp.com/album/casement-ep