Into the blue / the Joy Formidable.
Material type: MusicPublisher number: ENCI10CD | Enci RecordsHOFF370CDA | Enci RecordsPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Enci Records, [2021]Description: 1 audio disc : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:- performed music
- audio
- audio disc
- Produced by Bryan/Davies.
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD | Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Joy Formidable | Available | 33111009949328 | ||||
Adult CD | Northport Library | CD | POP/ROCK Joy Formidable | Available | 33111009949336 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's hard to think of another indie rock band that's as consistently compelling as the Joy Formidable. Every album is a polished gemstone of heart-bludgeoning alt-rock, teetering in a magical netherworld between My Bloody Valentine and the Pixies. It's a sound that crashes through whatever your current mood is and buries you deep within its smoldering, lyrical magma. The group's fifth album, 2021's pulse-quickening Into the Blue, is no exception. Recorded in Utah where the Welsh trio have lived on-and-off since at least 2018, Into the Blue finds guitarist/vocalist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd Davies, and drummer Matt Thomas crafting a shimmering batch of sun-baked, dune-high anthems. There's a lovely dichotomy to the Joy Formidable's sound here, at once economic in its raw, guitar/bass/drums conception, yet far-reaching with a dynamic sonic palette that soars to the horizon. It's an epic quality that's mirrored in their lyrics. With their dewy vocals expertly off-set by their fuzztone, tidal-wave guitar riffs, Bryan and Davies (former romantic partners who overcame their 2013 break-up to keep the band going) dive into songs that explore their need to find ways to continually reconnect with the divine magic that initially inspired their creative passion. On the title-track they sing, "Now I see this place was here all along/Don't fear the move out of the past/Let time take your hand and guide you." It's just this kind of poignant Zen alchemy that the Joy Formidable returns to time and again on Into the Blue. It's a sound that demands your surrender, which you don't mind giving in to. ~ Matt Collar
Title from disc label.
Produced by Bryan/Davies.
The Joy Formidable.
Compact disc.
Lyrics in booklet inserted in container.
Into the blue -- Chimes -- Sevier -- Interval -- Farrago -- Gotta feed my dog -- Somewhere new -- Bring it to the front -- Back to nothing -- Only once -- Left too soon.