Forget the wind, forget the rain, forget the beast from the east and instead turn your attention to the west in anticipation of the summer thanks to this guaranteed anthem from Cornish folk rockers ENNOR.
With their musical and emotional roots embedded in the far corners of Cornwall, ENNOR are bringing a slice of ‘Californwall’ indie-folk to break through the bleak British winter with their new single ‘Farewell To Atlantis’.
The four-piece’s infectious sound has already garnered attention from London to Penzance, as well as the acclaim of BBC Introducing.
The poeticism of frontman Tom Elliott is propped by the blistering work of the rhythm section.
Adam Williams’s driving drums and the dexterous string work of guitarist Jack Rennie and bassist James Creed has earned their sound a new moniker: ‘Californwall’ – a fitting epithet to describe the perennial summer in their songwriting.
Drawing influence from the likes of Frank Turner, The Gaslight Anthem and Ben Howard, ENNOR spent the summer of 2017 touring their sunshine sounds across the UK to the like of Ronnie Scotts, The Eden Project and Boardmasters, before heading into the studio to record new works ready for 2018 and the turn of the seasons.
‘Farewell To Atlantis’ encapsulates the reckless energy of ENNOR’s West Cornwall roots to make for three minutes of folk-rock perfection. Sun-drenched melodies, sprightly rhythms, and open road lyricism peg it as the sort of performance that could only hail from the UK’s surfer heartland.
It’s both a homecoming story and a bittersweet meditation on change and the passing of time. Frontman Tom Elliott wraps his lyrics in a heartfelt melodic sensibility that recalls the arena-baiting energy of The Gaslight Anthem as the group meander effortlessly through infectious verses, sing-along choruses and a raucously rising middle eight.
The careful balance of driving rock instrumentation and folk lyricism is one ENNOR strike with aplomb.
The group headed back to Elliott’s hometown of Penzance to shoot the video for the track with director John Freddy Jones, set in an old outhouse overlooking the Atlantic which the singer spent much of his youth writing in.
See Ennor live on April 25th – Tamesis Dock, London.
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