The Joy Formidable

The Joy Formidable - Hitch

The Joy Formidable - Hitch

If the songwriting on 'Hitch' is, to coin an old music hack turn-of-phrase, 'mature', it's also concise - in a good way.

​Without a hitch: The Joy Formidable

Without a hitch: The Joy Formidable

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.

The Joy Formidable, The Phoenix, Exeter

The Joy Formidable stroll on at 9:45pm and pound our ears with loud and quiet for a solid 90 minutes.

The Joy Formidable: Walk With The Animals

From talking to local wildlife to playing arenas, 'Wolf's Law', according to The Joy Formidable.

The Joy Formidable - Wolf’s Law

Their leaning towards the epic hasn't been cast aside; it's just been deployed with more precision.

The Joy Formidable Announced As Bloc Party Support

The trio will open up proceedings for Bloc Party's massive Earls Court show in February.

Reading 2012: The Joy Formidable, NME/Radio 1 Stage

If this was 1993, post 'Nevermind' and 'Siamese Dream', the Joy Formidable would be one of the biggest bands out there.

The Joy Formidable Plot Secret Pop-Up Shows

The band will announce the locations of the gigs 48 hours before they start.

Listen: The Joy Formidable Stream New EP Online

The limited-edition release will be sold on the band's forthcoming UK tour.

The Joy Formidable Plot US Tour

The band are going on tour in the Northeast with The Foo Fighters this November.

Reading 2011: The Joy Formidable: “We’re Getting Tracks Down For Our Next Album”

The band tell us they're working on the follow up to 'The Big Roar'.

The Joy Formidable Announce October UK Tour

Support comes from And So I Watch You From Afar and Creatures Of Love.

Dot To Dot Festival 2011, Nottingham

There’s little else to do in Nottingham on a Sunday that’s more fun.

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