The Joy Formidable Is Giving It All Away

Proof that sometimes the NME can make me forgive their hyperbolic ways: The British music magazine is offering a free download of A Balloon Called Moaning, the forthcoming album from the Welsh band the Joy Formidable. The album by the noise-pop outfit, who I have raved about on this site before, is out in physical form Monday (and obviously, worth buying as a thank you for this generous gesture). If you want to see why this is one of today’s best developments—if not the No. 1 piece of news I’ve heard since I woke up this morning—check the video for the incredibly ebullient “Cradle” after the jump.

The Joy Formidable’s Entire New Album For Free [NME]
Cradle [YouTube]
The Joy Formidable [MySpace]

 
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  1. brasstax  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    Wooooo!

  2. musicquizking  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    Why doesn’t anyone like AIRIEL? Shoegaze and noise-pop freaks should check them out.

  3. Maura Johnston  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    @musicquizking: i like them!

  4. brasstax  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    @musicquizking: They’re a’ight.

  5. Anonymous  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    yeah, this is pretty great.

  6. musicquizking  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    @maurajohnston I knew you had good taste :)

  7. Marth  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    Is there a current working definition of “noise pop”? Because I’ll be damned if I can figure it out.

  8. T'Challa  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    Love it. It’s like the Primitives crossed with Velocity Girl. Awesome tune!

  9. T'Challa  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    Love it. It’s like the Primitives crossed with Velocity Girl. Awesome tune!

  10. brasstax  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    I love the whole thing, but I think “Austere” is still my favorite song by them (the first I heard).

  11. righteousmaelstrom  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    @T’Challa: Really? Sign me up!

  12. Anonymous  |   Posted on Feb 12th, 2009

    wowsers me likey

  13. pdVsQS i dont know if that is fully true

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