The life, love, and child of Mark Roberts, The Enright House was born in 2001 as a sleepy collection of field recordings and guitar loops in a cramped university dorm room in Chicago.

Sonically, The Enright House is constructed from various materials: a passion for the derelict and broken, prolonged spells of depression and self-imposed isolation, a deep respect for classical music, a somewhat endearing and warped pop sensibility, and as much hope and idealism as Mark can muster on his better days.

The atmosphere of The Enright House's music has been described by critics as "skittery percussion, ethereal drones with metallic resonances, and disturbingly atmospheric sounds," as well as, "pop as pop should be." Here poetry meets numbers, up meets down, and light meets the drain-pipe.

In performance, The Enright House currently incorporates mechanized drums, whispered vocals, synths, loopers, field recordings, poetry and a lot of guitars, the latter of which are typically manipulated with bows, bottle caps, glass rods, chopsticks, some love, some violence, and a handful of derelict effects.

Within the last 12 months The Enright House released the debut album "A Maze and Amazement", an acoustic EP, as well as a split 7", completed a few tours, played some sweet festivals like Camp A Low Hum and Southern Amp, and finished shooting three music videos. The upcoming year promises even more projects, including the release of a new album at the end of 2008, a solo electronic tour of New Zealand's northern island, an appearance at Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines Festival, and a relocation to the United States in January 2009, followed by extensive touring up and down America and Europe.

For more info, please visit our website and blog at www.theenrighthouse.com!
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The life, love, and child of Mark Roberts, The Enright House was born in 2001 as a sleepy collection of field recordings and guitar loops in a cramped university dorm room in Chicago.

Sonically, The Enright House is constructed from various materials: a passion for the derelict and broken, prolonged spells of depression and self-imposed isolation, a deep respect for classical music, a somewhat endearing and warped pop sensibility, and as much hope and idealism as Mark can muster on his better... (read more)