The Joy Formidable
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North Wales, United Kingdom (2007 – present)
Vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan and bassist Rhydian Dafydd originally played together as part of indie rock band Tricky Nixon, which later reformed into a new wave/post-punk band Sidecar Kisses. In 2007 they regrouped on returning to Mold, Wales and formed The Joy Formidable, with Justin Stahley now on drums.
The Joy Formidable released their debut single, “
Austere”, on 7” through Another Kitchen Records on 18 August 2008. “Austere” was followed with a second single, a limited edition double 7” physical release of “Cradle” on Try Harder Records on 2 February 2009.In 17 February 2009, the band issued an 8-track mini album A Balloon Called Moaning on Pure Groove Records. In support of the record the band appeared at several notable festivals, including Latitude Festival, Reading Festival and Leeds Festival during which time Justin Stahley was replaced on the drums by Matthew Thomas.
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| FULL TRACK Greyhounds In The Slips | 3:22 | Free MP3 |
| Whirring | 3:34 | |
| Cradle | 2:46 |
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Soulofsteel820 this band is on carson daly right now lol
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justanotherider One of the best album of 2011.... :)
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_PennyLane_ Epicness <3 <3
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Robishx I'm officially excited to see them at Sasquatch now.
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Rawrrrrr_ <3
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DigitaldudeNZ Its rare to find a new band and love what you hear on first listen but these guys have done it for me.
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illiilliiil It's a shame they just re-released their debut album and gained millions of fans. Granted, the newer production and songs are much more enjoyable than their more independent debut. However, love these guys. A good Blonde Redhead replacement.
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FinalPizzaHut The Big Roar is one of the top 50 albums of 2011! http://watchthetapes.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/top-50-albums-of-2011/
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OCD4CDz i hate the term indie rock and I usually avoid it like the plague but this is great
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Bosc how is this not tagged as shoegaze??
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RushingFM The "Top Albums" section is a little confusing... Is 'The Big Roar' not a real album or what?
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CtrlAltDaniel this band is the biggest mix of the adjectives "epic" and "underrated" that I've seen in my life
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"Shitty lirycs&annoying voice" LOOOOOOOOL
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patycakesss ...says the kid with THAT avatar lulz
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MrPsychedelia Shitty lirycs&annoying voice.
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Casinocaster I discovered them in FIB 2011, but I couldn't stay their whole gig... Now I regret SO much. I wish I could see them again during this tour. Ritzy is gorgeous, and The Big Roar very very enjoyable
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maramore19 great music!!
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Milkman519 Lead singer is insanely cute. Music ain't too bad either.
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shane140 Probably my favorite band ever, they're just perfect. When their second album comes out I just might explode with excitement!
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Jeeenyus Glad I could be a part of making them a part of lastfm's top 100 for 2011!
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The Joy Formidable
The Music Box, Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States
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The Independent, San Francisco CA, United States
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The Independent, San Francisco CA, United States
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Hypertonik tagged The Joy Formidable with ‘shoegaze’. Monday evening
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