Album Review
The Joy Formidable - Into The Blue
2-5 Stars
It largely finds itself coasting on one level.
19th August 2021, 7:50am
Album Review
2-5 Stars
It largely finds itself coasting on one level.
19th August 2021, 7:50am
News
They'll be releasing a double album edition of their debut release!
6th August 2019, 12:00am
Booking now
The band will play their first Scottish show in 27 years next August.
23rd October 2018, 12:00am
Album Review
4 Stars
An album of compositional daring and fierce experimentation.
28th September 2018, 7:00am
Watch
It’s the lead track from the trio’s forthcoming album, ‘AAARTH’.
7th August 2018, 12:00am
Listen
The record comes out in September via Hassle Records, and follows a Foo Fighters support tour.
26th June 2018, 12:00am
Booking now
The Brighton-via-Newcastle quartet will kick off their live shows this weekend.
5th May 2016, 12:00am
Album Review
4 Stars
If the songwriting on 'Hitch' is, to coin an old music hack turn-of-phrase, 'mature', it's also concise - in a good way.
25th March 2016, 10:00am
After years of incessant touring, The Joy Formidable cut themselves off from the world to make LP3 - the result, ‘Hitch’, is their most confident and varied effort yet.
23rd March 2016, 12:00am
Booking now:
February tour will coincide with release of the first track from LP3.
6th January 2016, 12:00am
Listen
This cover is not what it seems.
30th July 2015, 12:00am
The Joy Formidable stroll on at 9:45pm and pound our ears with loud and quiet for a solid 90 minutes.
21st March 2013, 6:10pm
From talking to local wildlife to playing arenas, 'Wolf's Law', according to The Joy Formidable.
28th January 2013, 9:46am
4 Stars
Their leaning towards the epic hasn't been cast aside; it's just been deployed with more precision.
17th January 2013, 12:10pm
17th January 2013, 11:50am
The trio will open up proceedings for Bloc Party's massive Earls Court show in February.
26th November 2012, 4:29pm
7th September 2012, 4:05pm
If this was 1993, post 'Nevermind' and 'Siamese Dream', the Joy Formidable would be one of the biggest bands out there.
26th August 2012, 7:41pm
The band will announce the locations of the gigs 48 hours before they start.
6th November 2011, 11:21am
The limited-edition release will be sold on the band's forthcoming UK tour.
6th October 2011, 1:10pm
The band are going on tour in the Northeast with The Foo Fighters this November.
4th October 2011, 3:45pm
The band tell us they're working on the follow up to 'The Big Roar'.
28th August 2011, 9:33am
25th August 2011, 12:28pm
Support comes from And So I Watch You From Afar and Creatures Of Love.
16th June 2011, 10:30am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.