ENOLA AdoreWatch at the source

Naarm/Melbourne-based dream pop and shoegaze artist ENOLA - the solo project of Ruby Marshall (they/them) - Nothing Lasts Forever, is a concept EP that’s written as both a love letter and a mirror, tracing the full arc of a relationship from longing and desire, unity, through to separation, acceptance, and letting go.

Lead single ‘Adore’ is an early chapter of this story, bottling the feeling of when a connection is still new and full of possibility, but fear and uncertainty starts rearing its head. “That is a feeling that has always weighed on me deeply,” ENOLA shares. “Adore is a song about fear, vulnerability, and the risks of loving someone fully. It starts with the fear of entering a relationship, self-doubt, self-loathing, and the worry that you’ll hurt the person you love. The choruses shift the perspective, showing the other side: a deep adoration for someone so strong that it tempts you to take the risk anyway. It’s about being brave and triumphant in love.”

Nothing Lasts Forever was made with the intention of being listened to in a single sitting; each song seamlessly shifting into the next and unfurling like chapters in a story. Where their debut EP, the 3x AIR nominated All Is Forgiven, was earmarked by a hardened post-punk edge, Nothing Lasts Forever sits in softness: reverb and synths building on one another to create fully immersive atmospheric soundscapes.

“Ultimately, Nothing Is Forever is about preserving a feeling. It is an attempt to capture a moment in time and immortalise it through song, creating something that can continue to exist long after circumstances have changed. More than anything, the EP is intended to leave behind a sense that, at one point in time, someone was deeply seen, deeply understood, and deeply loved.”

EP CREDITS Recorded at Schenk Studios

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Part of these recordings were made on the stolen land of the Wurundjeri people. Sovereignty never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.