Blog: Dots & Dashes

Adrian Chiles is a fan. Their Balloon Called Moaning continues its ascent into the unknown. And tonight, The Joy Formidable drift whimsically over the drab, dank streets of a sodden, frayed Milan outskirt. As disgruntled, distorted bass thuds rattle the art-deco walls of La Casa 139, front woman Ritzy Bryan's eyes glint with a restrained intensity, before they're ignited, piercing the darkness and raptures their set duly receives minutes later. Speaking of the band's status both as unsigned sweethearts and wandering vagabonds tracing lines on road maps from Tokyo to Turin, patrimonial abandonment and her official inauguration into [...]