Gifts From Enola announced they have broken up.
The band said, “After seven years, we’ve decided to put Gifts From Enola to sleep. For those who didn’t pick up on the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) hints, we knew that A Healthy Fear would be the last thing we were going to do for a long while. The band slowly became a full-time occupation over the years, and once we all graduated college, we had the opportunity to hit the road non-stop and hang on to the music industry zipline by our fingertips the best we could. Despite all of the incredible experiences we had, the experiment left us vehicleless and in financial discomfort after a handful of years of grinding it out full-time. We decided to let our frustrations and any negativity out the best way we knew how; writing songs and recording an album. This eventually became that new one with the guillotine on it, A Healthy Fear.”
“We’re incredibly grateful for the experiences we had and the fact that our long, riffy rock songs let us see places of the world we never thought we’d see as musicians. Anybody who ever picks up an instrument should make the attempt to record music and tour with your friends because it’s an incomparable experience. Don’t set lofty goals or have ridiculous expectations; just enjoy traveling and playing music because you’re doing exactly that. One of the main reasons we decided to break up now was because we didn’t want to lose sight of that. We got whatever ill will we felt towards the struggles of being a full-time touring band out of our system on A Healthy Fear, and are now able to reflect on everything we did with smiles. That may not have happened if we kept trying to push it.”
The band’s final show will be in Harrisonburg, VA at Blue Nile on June 8th.