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The Joy Formidable: Into the Blue

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On August 20, 2021, “Hassle Records” label released “Into the Blue”, the fifth Joy Formidable (The) album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Rhiannon Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

Personnel:

  • Rhiannon Bryan – vocal, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – bass, artwork, mixing
  • Matt Thomas – drums
  • Kevin Ratterman – mastering
  • Bryan Owens, Ritzy Bryan, Lynn Padam, Salerafus – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rhiannon Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

  1. Into the Blue
  2. Chimes
  3. Sevier
  4. Interval
  5. Farrago
  6. Bring It to Front
  7. Back to Nothing
  8. Only Once
  9. Left Too Soom
  10. Gotta Feed My Dog
  11. Somewhere New

Joy Formidable: On Hitch

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March 25, 2016, “C’mon Let’s Drift” label released “On Hitch”, the third Joy Formidable studio album. It was recorded in 2016, in Wales, and was produced by Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matthew James Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan – lead vocals, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – vocals, bass
  • Matthew James Thomas – drums, percussion
  • Laura J. Martin – flute
  • Alan Moulder – mixing
  • Caesar Edmunds – mixing
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Ralph Steadman – illustration
  • Austin Sellers – design

Track listing:

  1. A Second in White
  2. Radio of Lips
  3. The Last Thing on My Mind
  4. Liana
  5. The Brook
  6. It’s Started
  7. The Gift
  8. Running Hands with the Night
  9. Fog (Black Windows)
  10. Underneath the Petal
  11. Blowing Fire
  12. Don’t Let Me Know

The Joy Formidable: Wolf’s Law

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On January 21, 2013, “Atlantic” label released “Wolf’s Law” is the second Joy Formidable studio album. It was recorded in 2013, in North Wales, London and Sebago Lake, Maine, and was produced by Ritzy Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matt Thomas.

Personnel:

  • Ritzy Bryan – vocals, guitar
  • Rhydian Dafydd – vocals, bass
  • Matt Thomas – drums
  • Joy Smith – harp
  • Tercia Realidad – strings
  • Jorge Jimenez – violin, direction
  • James O’Toole, Emma Alter – violin
  • Henrik Persson – cello
  • Neak Mentor, Brian Montgomery – engineer
  • Xavier Stephenson – drum engineer, string engineer assistant
  • Liam Nolan – drum engineer assistant, string engineer assistant
  • Sam Wheat – string engineer
  • Paul Suarez – Pro Tools engineer
  • Andy Wallace– mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Martin Wittfooth – paintings, artwork
  • Alex R. Kirzhner – design
  • James Minchin III – band photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd.

  1. This Ladder Is Ours
  2. Cholla
  3. Tendons
  4. Little Blimp
  5. Bats
  6. Silent Treatment
  7. Maw Maw Song
  8. Forest Serenade
  9. The Leopard and the Lung
  10. The Hurdle
  11. The Turnaround (includes hidden track Wolf’s Law)