The Joy Formidable
The Joy Formidable is an indie rock band formed in 2007 in North Wales, United K… Read Full Bio ↴The Joy Formidable is an indie rock band formed in 2007 in North Wales, United Kingdom, currently located in London, England. The group members are Ritzy Bryan (vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass, backing vocals), and Matt Thomas (drums). Their music has been described as "primal epic grunge rock à la The Breeders, Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs".

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.

In May 2009, they issued the single, "Whirring", on 7" through Friends Vs Records, which was BBC Radio 2's Radcliffe and Maconie Show's Pick of the Week for the week of 11 May 2010.

At the end of 2009, The Joy Formidable released a free digital-only single "Greyhounds in the Slips", produced by and featuring ex-Mansun frontman Paul Draper and a limited edition live album entitled First You Have To Get Mad on 30 November 2009, which had been recorded at their headline London Garage gig two months previously.

The band also notably toured the UK with Editors and Passion Pit. On 26 June 2010, they supported Paul McCartney at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium. The very next day, the band performed an opening set on the Other Stage at the Glastonbury Festival 2010. They also toured as part of the 2010 NME Radar Tour, supported by Chapel Club, Flats and Wilder.

Another single entitled "Popinjay" was released through iTunes Store on 21 February 2010, ahead of a physical release on 5 April 2010. In 11 October 2010, The Joy Formidable issued the single "I Don’t Want To See You Like This".

In 24 January 2011, The Joy Formidable released their debut studio album The Big Roar on Atlantic Records. The album was very favorable received by critics. The Big Roar was preceded by the re-issue of the single "Austere".

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The Joy Formidable Lyrics


(Maruyama) It's slow here without the wind down town The push has…
9669 Is that the long is that the long goodbye That's just…
A Heavy Abacus Here we are bending feet In the dark before dreamless sleep …
A Second In White You're young and your spirit's not broken I rest in the…
Absence Do I miss What I can't get right It brings me…
Anemone In this mist my head sleeps Twilight be my torch Burn a…
Austere See the medal ? reverse This hope is not lost It's mischief…
Bats The ideal is the fuel from spirited life I’m ideal,…
Blowing Fire Been blowing fire For much too long Been wondering why I got…
Bring It To The Front Just leaving for a while got taken away Oh I like this…
Buoy All the things you like Guided by their charms Behind them…
Chapter 2 Pull out the same And I'm sitting out of this one The…
Chimes A new sky full of little signs Don't stop breathing everythi…



Cholla Cholla, cholla You kept us away We'll come back tomorrow And…
Chwyrlio Mae'r pleser hwn Yn llenwi'r uchelfan Y pethau hyn amdana'i …
Cicada Look in the eye and watch the door The mountain is…
Cradle I can see he says what he means I can't say…
Cradle (Fang Island Remix) I can't see he says what he means I can't say…
Dance of the Lotus I found you so I was never poor Just to live…
Endtapes Sellotape an end to Sellotape an end to Sellotape an end t…
Fog I'm driving north Seen this road a thousand times But today …
Forest Serenade Outside somewhere the shadows roll I only know what I am…
Greyhounds In The Slips Not today, you shit, Smile and I hope the rot, Wraps tight…
Greyhounds in the Slips (feat. Paul Draper) Not today, you shit, Smile and I hope the rot, Wraps tight…
I Don't Mind A bridge splits November's sky I'm in two halves inside This…
I Don’t Want To See You Like This A bridge splits November's sky I'm in two halves inside Th…
Into The Blue You see me 
 For what I am
 I don't have to…
It's Over Let's take this walk, it's long overdue And let this loathe…
It's Started I will change the winder after --- over here I will…
Liana This isn't a path that takes you somewhere This isn't a…
Little Blimp Wind yourself, wind yourself tightly to me Drag yourself, …
Llaw = Wall Yawn, yawn to the detached now See them screaming underneat…
Magnifying Glass What shines when the eyes are dull What folds in when…
Maw Maw Song Maw maw ma ma ma ma maw Ma ma ma ma…
Ostrich This is better Than simply strolling imagine how 30 years …
Popinjay It's just a world apart, you said It's like nothing you've…
Radio Of Lips There's a cold front coming Came and left again It gets peop…
Running Hands With The Night The first picture Our first picture Still for a second wrapp…
Silent Treatment I’ll take the silent treatment Off your hands uneven I’ll ta…
Tendons Careful at the party, careful all the night Careful, all…
The Better Me Pushing the shame off my back Telling the soul walk tall…
The Brook On the great blue hill All the distance died, I became…
The Butterfly's Last Spell You'll find me shrunk, in the crack that is my…
The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie Call in the social Call in the mediation How else can a…
The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade A glass A view A mirror Which one Distracts Like open window…
The Hurdle I lost a place that I love It disappeared into…
The Last Drop Smile in this space, It's all loud loud as the light…
The Last Thing On My Mind Just had to follow those walking-eyes And if I'm left with…
The Leopard and the Lung Who? Who comes tonight You wanna be clear that you…
The Magnifying Glass What shines when the eyes are dull What folds in when…
The Turnaround Hey, I'm gonna stay here and wait for the turnaround…
This Ladder Is Ours Let's take this walk, it's long overdue And let this loathe…
Underneath the Petal Underneath the petal I lay down Call myself a shadow fall…
What For Across all this land I can't see what's real And the…
While the Fles They took you on they thought they made you feel…
Whirring This much delight, fills columns to new heights All these th…
Whirring (Live) This much delight fills columns to new heights All these thi…
Wolf's Law Tell me the way you've been (so long) I want to…


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