The Joy Formidable Reveal Details Of New Single & Debut Album Release
Friday, 14 January 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Already one of the UK’s most vital live bands, The Joy Formidable unleash their debut album on 24th January 2011 following a year that has seen them move from tipped outsiders to band most likely to. Numerous festival appearances through the summer of 2010, including two incendiary slots at Reading and Leeds Festivals followed by a rampage across the country as headliners of the NME Radar Tour has had tongues wagging and seen lead singer Ritzy feted everywhere from the NME Cool List to The News Of The World’s Fabulous Magazine as a pop star in waiting.
Having invested everything into the band over the previous two years, self recording, mixing and releasing a string of singles, some of which appear on the album in radically altered and remixed form, The Joy Formidable can be said to have earned what appears to be this sudden rise to prominence. As with many success stories, the truth is somewhat different, the band having built a fanatical fanbase through sheer hard work and tenacity, finding ways to visit places as far flung as Australia and the USA without any outside support, in the process becoming the epitome of the modern band, self propelled and self financed. When their debut visit to the US and quickfire return caused a bidding war across US labels, their final deal with Canvasback was a alliance that allowed them to bring in Rich Costey to mix tracks for ‘The Big Roar’ rather than a beginning for the band.
The new deal suits them well. With Rich Costey’s addition to the production team, the once familiar likes of coming single ‘Austere’ and fan favourite ‘Cradle’ ripple with power and energy, ‘Cradle’ propelling you towards an ending that transcends genre, a blissed out white out noise fest parallel to album opener ‘The Ever Changing Spectrum Of A Lie’, a multi layered behemoth of a track that demonstrates how The Joy Formidable have formed a new loud / quiet dynamic for a new decade. In contrast, the spectral splendour of ‘Buoy’ and the intimate ‘Llaw = Wall’, featuring a lead vocal from Rhydian show a band supremely confident in demonstrating a wide emotional breadth this early in their careers.
'The Big Roar’ is released on 24th January. The Joy Formidable tour the UK in the same month:
FEBRUARY 2011
Tuesday 1st - Bournemouth, Old Fire Station
Wednesday 2nd - Bristol, Thekla
Thursday 3rd - Birmingham, O2 Academy
Friday 4th - Manchester, Club Academy
Sunday 6th - Edinburgh, Electric Circus
Monday 7th - Glasgow, King Tuts
Tuesday 8th - Newcastle, O2 Academy
Wednesday 9th - Leeds, Cockpit
Friday 11th - Sheffield, Plug
Saturday 12th - Cambridge, St Paul
Sunday 13th - Leicester, O2 Academy 2
Monday 14th - London, Koko – RESCHEDULED TO MAY 10th
We don't run any advertising! Our editorial content is solely funded by lovely people like yourself using Stereoboard's listings when buying tickets for live events. To keep supporting us, next time you're looking for concert, festival, sport or theatre tickets, please search for "Stereoboard". It costs you nothing, you may find a better price than the usual outlets, and save yourself from waiting in an endless queue on Friday mornings as we list ALL available sellers!
