The Joy Formidable
| The Joy Formidable | |
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 The Joy Formidable in Chicago, 2011 from left: Rhydian Dafydd, Ritzy Bryan, Matt Thomas |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) |
Art rock indie rock |
| founding | 2007 |
| Website | www.thejoyformidable.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Ritzy Bryan | |
| Rhydian Dafydd | |
| Matt Thomas | |
| former members | |
| Justin Stahley | |
The Joy Formidable is a three-piece British rock band hailing from north Wales and now based in London , England . Ritzy Bryan (vocals, guitar) and Rhydian Dafydd (vocals, bass) originally played together in the new wave / post-punk band Sidecar Kisses before the band split up. In 2007 the band re-formed under the name The Joy Formidable , with Justin Stahley on drums. Their music is described as "original, epic grunge rock à la The Breeders , Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs ".
Band history
Foundation and album A Balloon Called Moaning
After their founding in 2007 and the release of "Cradle" as download in July 2008, the band released their debut single "Austere" on CD on August 18, 2008. The Times described it as "dreamy indie pop". “Austere” was followed by a second single, a limited edition of “Cradle” on CD. The mini-album A Balloon Called Moaning with eight tracks was initially only released in Japan in December 2008 and only in February 2009 as a CD and as a (shortened) free download version. To promote the record, the band performed at several festivals, including the Latitude Festival and the Reading Festival , during which time Stahley was replaced by Matthew Thomas on drums. The third single "Whirring" came out in May 2009. At the end of 2009 the free single "Greyhounds in the Slips" (only available digitally) was released, which was produced by the former Mansun frontman Paul Draper . A limited live album called First You Have To Get Mad was released on November 30, 2009. The band toured the UK with Editors and Passion Pit, among others .
Regular debut album
The band's sixth single, "Popinjay," was released on February 21, 2010 on iTunes . On April 5, the single was released on CD, which precedes the so far unnamed first regular album. To promote the single and album, the band has been on a tour of the UK with 18 concert dates since March 14, 2010.
Discography
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Albums
- A Balloon Called Moaning (February 17, 2008)
- First You Have to Get Mad (November 20, 2009)
- The Big Roar (January 24, 2011)
- Wolf's Law (February 21, 2013)
- Hitch (March 25, 2016)
- Aaarth (September 28, 2018)
Singles
- Austere (August 18, 2008)
- My Beerdrunk Soul is Sadder Than a Hundred Dead Christmas Trees (December 22, 2008)
- Cradle (February 2, 2009)
- Whirring (May 25, 2009)
- Greyhounds in the Slips (September 8, 2009)
- Popinjay (February 21, 2010)
swell
- ↑ British band Sidecar Kisses gig in Malta . In: Malta Media , May 11, 2007
- ↑ a b c Putting on the Ritz . In: Wales online , September 17, 2008
- ↑ Austere by The Joy Formidable . In: Times Online , August 12, 2008
- ↑ A Balloon Called Moaning CD-On Sale
- ↑ Latitude Festival 2009 :: Line-Up ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Latitude Festival, July 16, 2009
- ↑ Reading 2009 Festival :: Artist ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Reading 2009, 23 Aug 2009
- ↑ Popinjay - Single - The Joy Formidable on itunes.apple.com, February 21, 2010
- ^ The Joy Formidable announce UK tour and ticket details NME, December 15, 2009
- ↑ UK chart placements
