I have written about The Joy Formidable before. I will doubtless do so again, to say "I told you they were going to be huge".
Their first album, The Big Roar, came out on July 11. I have been listening to nothing else on the commute for the last few days, and that's the first time that's happened for a long time. For three people, they make a hell of a lot of noise and it's all good. There's the awesome Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade,which makes the hairs on the back of my back stand up every time. Check out Whirring, with an enormous finish...
... and A Heavy Abacus, which proves that they as soon as they decide to move on from the indie/quirky lyric thing, their proven ability to write massive anthemic tunes will net them a serious Big Song...
They are touring the US and Canada in August, and they could be one of those bands that makes it bigger across the Atlantic than they do here. This is one of the best bands around right now. Really. Get with it before they do a breakout set at Glastonbury or wherever. And before the first DJ/dance remixes, in about six months...
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