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I swear, in a vast sea of alt-rock crap these days, there's the indescribably magical glory of Ritzy Bryan and the Joy Formidable.

Here's Silent Treatment.

By the way, as a bonus, below its the band doing a mind-blowing bear-bones cover of what's still the best, most enduring song of the early alternative genre and the 80s in general: Echo's The Killing Moon.



And you know what? I'm giving you one more just because I'm sitting here hopping from video to video from these guys and I sincerely can't get over how refreshingly awesome they are. Here's The Ever Changing Spectrum of a Lie.



There, now your day is better.

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Closing out a really great week of new music from established bands, here's the latest from the Joy Formidable.

It's Cholla.

Happy Friday, kids.

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The force of nature that is The Joy Formidable return with a single that improves upon the promise of their last terrific album.

Here's This Ladder Is Ours.

Sorry for the absence, kids. Took a long weekend after the election.

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Just cannot get enough of this band.

It's the Joy Formidable -- A Heavy Abacus.

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The Joy Formidable's latest album The Big Roar couldn't be more aptly titled. This seemingly mild-mannered trio from Wales unleash a sonic blast that sounds like a tour bus crash between My Bloody Valentine and Pantera; in fact, when this song goes off the rails and descends into high speed chaos toward the end, you almost forget you're listening to an alternative act from the UK fronted by a blonde named Ritzy Bryan.

Above it's that single, Whirring; below it's a really powerhouse live performance of A Heavy Abacus.