★★★★★
Reviving the massive echoes of 2011 debut full-length
- www.austinchronicle.com
2013-10-03
★★★★★
Reviving the massive echoes of 2011 debut full-length
- www.austinchronicle.com
2013-10-02
★★★★★
The breakout success of the Joy Formidable's debut album propelled the band to bigger stages than you'd expect a Welsh shoegaze trio to reach. Playing to large crowds seems to have influenced them. On Wolf's Law, they beef up their already bombastic rock sound, adding string arrangements, effects-laden guitars and even bigger, brighter vocal melodies courtesy of singer Ritzy Bryan...
- nowtoronto.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
The Joy Formidable
Wolf's Law
[Atlantic; 2013]
By Brendan Frank ; February 14, 2013
Purchase at: Insound (Vinyl) | Amazon (MP3 & CD) | iTunes | MOG
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The importance of contrast needn't be understated when discussing the Joy Formidable. Much of their appeal rests within their formula for songwriting: charming guitar pop accompanied by thunderous, speaker-clipping levels of volume and enthusiasm...
- beatsperminute.com
2013-02-14
★★★★★
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On Wolf's Law, the sophomore album from the Welsh indie rock outfit The Joy Formidable, an orchestra ironically announces the heartbreaking lyricism and a heavy, buzzing crunch that sounds like a thousand bees trapped in their honeycombs...
- prettymuchamazing.com
2013-02-11
★★★★★
I recently finished reading Neil Young's memoir Waging Heavy Peace. Everything you've heard about it to this point is true; it's less a story about the man's life and more a series of random vignettes about his various loves aside from music, mostly his extensive collection of classic cars and model trains, and his awe at the variety and quality of the produce section at the Costco near his vacation home in Hawaii. Also covered: how much Neil Young hates the MP3...
- cokemachineglow.com
2013-02-07
★★★★★
Canvasback Music/Atlantic Don't let The Joy Formidable's quieter songs fool you: The North Wales group is a straight-up rock band, particularly on their sophomore album Wolf's Law. The disc, a follow-up to 2011's The Big Roar, features raucous guitar riffs that rival Led Zeppelin ("Maw Maw Song") and grandiose surges of static noise ("The Leopard and the Lung")...
- www.relix.com
2013-02-04
★★★★★
That The Joy Formidable quickly found themselves making the transition from fleapit clubs to major festival stages and supporting Muse on tour is no surprise. Their debut album packed in big choruses and huge guitar riffs that clearly had lofty aspirations. What made The Big Roar such a success however was the bite and aggressive edge that is somewhat lacking on their second effort.
Wolf's Law is an album that clearly has been influenced by The Joy Formidable's time on the big stage...
- www.musicomh.com
2013-02-01
★★★★★
The breakout success of the Joy Formidable's debut album propelled the band to bigger stages than you'd expect a Welsh shoegaze trio to reach. Playing to large crowds seems to have influenced them. On Wolf's Law, they beef up their already bombastic rock sound, adding string arrangements, effects-laden guitars and even bigger, brighter vocal melodies courtesy of singer Ritzy Bryan...
- www.nowtoronto.com
2013-01-31
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