Quick-fire Questions: 10 minutes with Enjoyable Listens
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(Credits: Far Out / Enjoyable Listens)
To see Enjoyable Listens live is to love Enjoyable Listens – unless you are the most miserable person on the planet and you absolutely hate fun. They’re an act that truly has to be seen to be believed, but once you’ve witnessed it, you’re in. The energy of a charismatic frontman should never be underestimated, and Enjoyable Listens is swiftly rounding up a growing flock.
I was indoctrinated sometime between catching two songs at the Great Escape Festival and watching the man himself crowd-surfed around mid-day on a Thursday at Glastonbury. Both times, I watched with awe, hoping that in my next life, I would return as a man in a band, wearing a slick suit and having a crowd in the palm of my hand as I yelled, “More!” while they applauded me.
But the power of the show comes down to the power of the songs. Fun, endlessly catchy, and full of sharp wit and genuine laugh-out-loud moments, the 2024 album Trapped In The Cage Of A Hateful Bird also balances that with genuine sincerity, like on the heartwarming stand-out track, ‘International Space Station’.
A big part of being in a cult is recruiting others, so here I am doing my bed. I’m luring you in right now, aren’t I? You’re just desperate to hear what snacks Enjoyable Listens likes to eat or their thoughts on James Blunt. Luckily, your fix of the answers is just below.
Quick-fire questions with Enjoyable Listens:
Enjoyable Listens is quite the guarantee – where did the name, or the confidence, come from?
“I wrote a list of names at the back of a Megabus from Plymouth to London in 2017. It was that or Stablo Hartley.”
What is the last thing you enjoyed listening to?
“‘B your Boy’ by Voom.”
For newbies, what is the first Enjoyable Listens track they should hit play on?
“‘Mushroom Village’.”
If you could claim credit for any song ever written, which would you steal?
“‘High’ by James Blunt.”
Where is the best place on earth to write a song?
“Swissotel, Chicago.”
If you could replace your band with anyone, dead or alive, who is playing behind you?
“Elvis, Ronnie Vannucci Jr, my mum’s dad’s dad, Wild Willy Barrett.”
You’re the most famous musician on earth – what are you demanding for your rider?
“Couple bottles o’ sparkling water, the cinnamon caramel waffle and the BBQ chicken pizza that Frankie & Benny’s used to do.”
What three things are essential to an Enjoyable Listens live show?
“Crowd purchasing power, a quick getaway, John Smith’s on tap.”
What is the worst gig you’ve ever played?
“Avalon Inn, Glastonbury. We left our instruments next to the stage, which was literally in a bog of cow shit. Did one song, then a Red Hot Chili Peppers cover and fucked off.”
‘Tear Up The Picture Of My Kids’ is about having beef with a squirrel. Is that all put to bed now? Or does the feud rage on?
“I’ve never murdered a squirrel, but I did once behead a pigeon in mercy.”
What’s the best venue in the world?
“Winyl, Manningtree.”
Favourite service station snack?
“M&S Hazelnut millionaire’s shortbread.”
Can you tell us a fun fact?
“When dogs copulate, you can’t unlock ‘em.”
Snog, Marry, Kill – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
“Kill dinner, marry breakfast, snog my lunch every day.”
Are The Beatles overrated?
“They’re appreciated as much as they should be.”
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