ENMY’s Mike Quinn + Brady Reis Replicate on Band’s Formation

One-half of ENMY — guitarist Mike Quinn and frontman Brady Reis — joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday (Oct. 28) to spend a while wanting again on their profession and the place they’re at right this moment.

Hearken to the complete dialog within the participant close to the top of this text.

“It was positively complicated, as I am certain it was for everyone, however we simply sort of made the very best of it,” Quinn shared with host Chuck Armstrong as he thought of beginning ENMY throughout a worldwide pandemic.

“Lots of that first album, Breaking Down, it is all about psychological well being and issues like that … It is emotions of isolation and issues like that.”

Quinn stated the pandemic’s greatest impression on ENMY was their writing — nevertheless it additionally gave them an opportunity to deal with precisely what they wished this band to be and grow to be.

“It gave us a whole lot of time to work on stuff,” Reis added.

“On the similar time, we had been like, ‘Are we going to have the ability to play this dwell? Is our present going to be a factor?’ It was only a very darkish, bleak time — that got here via within the lyrics.”

Fortuitously, what ENMY had been feeling was not restricted to them; their connection to the world round them was heard and felt by followers nearly instantly.

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“You’re feeling such as you’re alone, like, think about a zombie apocalypse or no matter and also you’re simply sending out your transmission,” they shared.

“‘Hey, we’re maintain up right here, it does not look good.’ Simply listening to somebody on the opposite finish, that will be a extremely cool feeling. In order that’s sort of what it’s.”

What Else Did ENMY’s Mike Quinn + Brady Reis Focus on on Loudwire Nights?

• What it was like getting their first track positioned in a online game: “After I noticed an e-mail coming via, they had been speaking a couple of online game and stuff — the way it was worded, it simply felt prefer it was spam. Someone’s attempting to get us. I scrolled down, I noticed that brand, Laced Audio, and I used to be like, ‘Oh, we have to take a deep take a look at this.'”
• What’s on the horizon for ENMY: “We’re at the moment writing a 3rd album proper now. We will likely be working with Jon [Eberhard] once more on this album…we really feel like we’re actually hitting our strides. We wish to hone in on that and actually push it ahead.”
• The sound of the following album: “I feel it should sound completely different in a great way. You are still going to get what folks anticipate from ENMY, however it should have this recent sort of vibe to it. I feel we’re all pumped about it.”

Hearken to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Beneath

Mike Quinn and Brady Reis joined Loudwire Nights on Tuesday, Oct. 28; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in dwell each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you can even see if the present is offered in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand.