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The Big Roar

The Joy Formidable

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The Joy Formidable’s mini-LP of 2010 (A Balloon Called Moaning) hinted at the Welsh group’s capacity for live shows that could singe the hair off your arms. It was alluring enough for major labels to come calling, and after signing with Atlantic, the band pulled four of the strongest tunes from that release and combined them with a handful of shiny new tracks for their official U.S. debut, The Big Roar.  This tiny trio makes music befitting the release’s title, with walls of guitars and sweeping crescendos that sound like a band twice as large. Singer/guitarist Ritzy Bryan might be small in stature but her voice delivers beautifully; reverb swathes Bryan’s guitar notes, but her brawny, unadorned vocals are well suited to tunes like the billowing “The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie” and the muscular “Magnifying Glass”.  Elsewhere, Bryan’s slightly sweeter approach adds the right touch on tracks like the shoegazy “I Don’t Want to See You Like This” and the irresistibly frothy “Cradle”, one of the highlights from Balloon. (Other tracks from that release include “Austere”, “Whirring” and “The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade”.)

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Best Live Act in the UK

Saw these guys on the NME Radar tour with Chapel Club and they just blew me away. Friends had told me how good they were but Ritzy has such a stage presence and the wall of sound the three of them emit is stunning. If you only see one band play live EVER! make sure it's The Joy Formidarbler.

Incredible

This album is by far the best of 2011 so far (i know its only february :P) and i think it will be extremely difficult for me to find a better album this year! It's just so good. Ritzy is a brilliant frontwoman, and i cant get enough of her voice. The sound these guys produce together is just wow, and the album is packed with fantastic songs. The blend between pop and rock is perfect, and they are surely destined for big things this year. Would definetely recommend it to everyone. Simply supurb! :)

woo

I got the freeee one: the greatest light is the greatest joy, so good! really catchy too;)

Biography

Formed: 2007 in Mold, Wales

Genre: Alternative

Years Active: '00s, '10s

After spending several years with the post-punk outfit Sidecar Kisses, vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan and bassist Rhydian Dafydd left the lineup and launched the Joy Formidable, drawing heavily from shoegaze and noisy alt-rock to create their new group's sound. Formed in North Wales in 2007, the band later resettled in London, where original drummer Justin Stahley was replaced by Matt Thomas. The Joy Formidable began building a buzz in 2008, making appearances...
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