The Joy Formidable are Ritzy Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matt Thomas. Having spent 2009 cementing their reputation as one of the most exciting and vital new bands in the UK, The Joy Formidable return with a new single and a debut album for 2010.

Popinjay is an early taster for the bands debut album and melds Ritzy Bryans vocals, by turns honeyed and strident, to a gargantuan guitar hook and a wall of noise and melody that is rapidly becoming the bands signature sound. The ascent of The Joy Formidable has been a completely home grown affair. Their self contained approach to all areas of their music, from writing through production to release and artwork may well signal a way forward for other acts but, in their case, is more indicative of the creative minds at work within the trio than a desire to act as flag bearers for a new way to be recording artists.

A series of sold out UK tours throughout 2009 saw the band establish a formidable fanbase and a hard earned reputation for incendiary live shows. Supports with Editors, The Temper Trap and Passion Pit amongst others, both in the UK, Europe and Japan has swelled that fanbase further and the band are currently celebrating a sold out US shows in Europe, New York and the UK. To coincide with the single, The Joy Formidable play their most extensive set of Australian dates, both headlining and supporting The Temper Trap and Passion Pit as well as appearing at the Splendour in the Grass festival.