Artist.......: The Joy Formidable
Album........: Live de la Semaine
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2011-05-02
Str.date.....: 2011-04-15
Quality......: 233kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.thejoyformidable.com/
track title time
1. Live de la Semaine 31:32
Runtime 31:32
Size 52.78
Release Notes:
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 at
several British festivals and earning high marks from publications like The
Guardian, which recommended the bandÆs "darkly joyous soft-loud racket."
After releasing several singles, the group issued the mini-album A Balloon
Called Moaning in early 2009. Tours with the Editors and Passion Pit followed,
and the Joy Formidable issued a live album, First You Have to Get Mad, before
signing with Black Bell Records, an independent label run by Passion Pit member
Ayad Al Adhamy. With Black BellÆs support, A Balloon Called Moaning was released
stateside in 2010. The Joy Formidable toured throughout the year and kicked off
2011 with the international release of The Big Roar, their full-length studio
debut.