Gig Alert: The Joy Formidable

The Joy Formidable
"Whirring"
Playing Friday at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St., East Village)
Info: Tickets ($20) | Directions

The Joy Formidable ends its first major U.S. tour with Friday night’s gig at Webster Hall. At the gig, expect the Welsh trio to brandish fuzzed-out indie rock from the group's debut full-length album The Big Roar. The album was released stateside in March on Canvasback/Atlantic Records. It features big textured sounds alongside the bright, whirring pop hooks of vocalist and guitarist Ritzy Bryan backed the vocals of bassist Rhydian Dafydd.

"The Big Roar covers a lot of emotional range," said Dafydd. "It's captured the battle between the eternal optimist and the manic depressive."

Download the track “Whirring” above or check out the latest video for the band’s single, “Austere,” below.