Artist: The Joy Formidable

Their set featured: Cholla Tendons The Greatest Light Is The Greatest Shade Whirring Enjoy the full playback here. Catch The Joy Formidable on their North American tour. Purchase The Joy Formidable items via Insound. MP3: The Joy Formidable - Cradle (Fang Island Mix)

The title of today's SXSW post isn't very descriptive, as I didn't stay in one particular place too long and my plans kept changing. And such is life at SXSW , because even with the best laid plans, there is still a chance that an opportunity comes along that you've just got to grab with both hands and savour the moment. If you had read my dog-eared, notation-covered schedule for Thursday, you would have saw that I had planned to St. Albans' seminal rock band the Zombies at a house party [...]

Watch Broken Anchor's video for Never Leave Me Alone which is one of our favourite songs of the moment. We also have The Joy Formidable's unusually shot live video for Little Blimp filmed entirely from a GoPro cam attached to the neck of Ritzy’s guitar at different live shows including SXSW, and their recent tourmates We Are Animal's video for Royal Wolf . And to finish up enjoy some classic old-time Appalachian banjo picking from duo Dubl Handi . [...]

The Joy Formidable  are honored to take part in this year's Record Store Day with a special 12" single release,  "A Minute's Silence."  The B-side of the single is an acoustic cover of Bruce Springsteen's classic  "Badlands"  that was recorded live at the Sirius XM studios in NY. The band recorded "A Minute's Silence" in 2012 during the sessions that spawned their acclaimed second album Wolf's Law. About the song, lead singer Ritzy Bryan said "We love buying music and we've always valued the atmosphere and experience of browsing a really great record [...]

Joy Formidable’s pixie-frontwoman made one heavy transformation on stage.

Now that we’ve all had time to recover from a week’s worth of sun damage, get our voices back, and forget about the hours spent driving through the lonely west Texas desert, it’s time to reflect upon another year of SXSW. While everyone’s experience is different under the Austin sun, these are my recollections as [...] The post SXSW Review: The Best & Worst of SXSW 2013 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

The Joy Formidable  are honored to take part in this year's Record Store Day with a special 12" single release,  "A Minute's Silence."  The B-side of the single is an acoustic cover of Bruce Springsteen 's classic  "Badlands"  that was recorded live at the Sirius XM studios in NY. The band recorded "A Minute's Silence" in 2012 during the sessions that spawned their acclaimed second album  Wolf's Law . About the song, lead singer Ritzy Bryan said "We love buying music and we've always valued [...]

Taking cue from the irrefutable  king  of ripping and running, we bring you the sweetest, the most bomb dot com deals in digital music this week. And, we answer the three Ws for you too.  What:  Justice - Access All Arenas (Live) Where:   iTunes  - Rs 70 Why:  It's fair to say that Justice are probably France's biggest EDM export after Daft Punk. They've been rocking out festivals and other big shows ever since their debut Cross . This [...]

With hardcore Northwesterner's now back from a cold but successful weekend at Treefort Music Fest in Boise, we have a whole week of great new shows to warm you back in Seattle. On Monday night, we welcome Iris DeMent  at The Triple Door, and then on Tuesday we have an exciting night out with Duff McKagan's It's So Easy and Other Lies, A Punk's Revue  at the Moore Theatre, Major Lazer, Angel Haze, and Lunice  are at Showbox SoDo, and  Doldrums and Sean Nicholas Savage  are downstairs at Barboza. More surprises on Wednesday [...]

Photos and words by Debi Del Grande Spunky, guitar-shredding, vocalist Ritzy Bryan may go fucking mad driving on the 405 like the rest of us, but that madness was unleashed at The Fonda as everyone was out of their cars and moving to the trio's latest Wolf's Law . The constant interaction between Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd (bass, backing vox, keys) and Matt Thomas (percussion and wearing stylish sneakers this time around) and the fans kept the energy level high the entire night. I always feel like I can have a shot of whiskey with this [...]

Después de una jornada más que exitosa para esta banda galesa en el SXSW 2013, lo único que queda esperar en este año para ellos, es ver cómo responderá su más reciente disco en las demás partes del mundo en donde lo presenten. Sin duda el estreno de un video ya se veía venir y [...]

Last year, I spent the majority of my time at the British Music Embassy at Latitude 30. It was so long ago now, I don't really remember if it was more because it was a safe place for me because I knew exactly where it was on San Jacinto Boulevard, or if it was the line-ups that drew me there. In any event, at SXSW 2013 I was mildly disappointed by the programme being presented over the week, with a lot of bands that I just didn't care for. Traditionally, Tuesday [...]

The SOTO inbox is always full of cool stuff that never gets to see the light of day on the actual site, and I’d like to change that.  So, every Friday I’ll be posting the best album streams and videos that were sent my way during the week.  Take a scroll and find something worth remembering. FULL ALBUM STREAMS The Strokes - Comedown Machine In The Valley Below - Hymnal EP Julian Lynch - Lines Depeche Mode - [...]

Here is another lovely week to be a bay area resident. Please go to a show or 20! Thursday, March 21st Rudimental, Charlotte Church, Kidnap Kid at Rickshaw Stop Remember 1998? There was a 12 year old singer that had a pretty monsterous hit record of lite classical music that took the world by storm. [...] The post Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 3/21/13-3/28/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Flaming Lips . ...and Guards , Surfer Blood , Atlas Genius , Frightened Rabbit , The Joy Formidable , and Alt-J . I told you all last year that I pick at least one night per SxSW to camp at a bigger venue. Last year, it was The Belmont for Jesus and Mary Chain . This year, same venue for The Flaming Lips . Other than a weird unannounced show, when would I get any where near this close to Wayne [...]

Your crazy-good Thursday: ► The Joy Formidable headline the Fonda Theatre behind their new album "Wolf's Law," with Guards and Fort Lean supporting. That's the band's video for "Little Blimp," above, made with a Go Pro camera attached to the head of singer Ritzy Bryan's guitar ► Black Lips , Night Beats and Beach Party team up for a raucous night at the El Rey Theatre. ► Matt Costa's self-titled fourth album, which came out in Feburary, has been garnering all kinds of praise and [...]

Jem Goulding Since their first single was released in June 2012, London post-punk foursome Savages have steadily become one of the most-talked about new bands in the UK on the backs of their ferocious live performances, the experience of which they sought to capture on the live I Am Here EP released last Fall. Now, as they come off a series of much-talked about shows at SXSW and prepare to make a similar impression with a couple of shows at Canadian Musicfest, they've announced details of their debut album. Entitled [...]

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...and we're back with another Wednesday ticket roundup for shows happening across the Bay this week. See something you like? Get at us at contest@thebaybridged.com. To enter this contest submit an email to contest[at]thebaybridged.com with your full name in the body and the concert you’re entering the contest for in the subject line. You may only submit your name once to only one contest. Winners for will be chosen at random and will be awarded one pair of tickets unless otherwise noted. Friday, March 22nd The [...]

The Joy Formidable have revealed a ‘live’ music video for their next single Little Blimp , out 8th April. The video, filmed on action camera's attached to Ritzy Bryan's guitar at various shows, is enough to make anyone dizzy but catches the energy of the band's shows The single is the newest from the band's album Wolf’s Law . The band have recently come off from supporting Muse on their huge Autumn arena dates in the UK and Europe and a run of dates with Bloc Party in February 2013. [...]

The Joy Formidable have released a new video for their song "Little Blimp". The clip was filmed using a Go Pro camera attached to the headstock of lead-singer Ritzy Bryan's guitar. The track is from their latest album Wolf's Law . The band is on tour supporting the album and will make stops in New York. Their show on April 17 at Music Hall of Williamsburg is sold out but there are still tickets available for their show at Webster Hall [...]