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The Joy Formidable

Hitch

Third album from the Welsh alt. rock trio comprised of Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd and Matthew James Thomas

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6.8

Label
Red UK
UK Release date
25/03/2016
US Release date
25/03/2016
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  1. 8.0 |   DIY

    If the songwriting on ‘Hitch’ is, to coin an old music hack turn-of-phrase, ‘mature’, it’s also concise - in a good way
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  2. 8.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    A great showcase for the Joy Formidable’s range
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A startling achievement of creativity. It doesn’t reinvent The Joy Formidable wheel but it refines everything they’ve done until this point and presents their most complete package yet
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  4. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    Their biggest and brawniest collection of songs to date, trimming away many of the adornments of its first two records to get to the raw meat of the power trio’s craft
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  5. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    By the end of Hitch, The Joy Formidable has opened itself to several new musical paths that will help them to keep growing and changing well into the future
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  6. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    While both the maudlin pop diversions and studio experiments are palatable enough, the band remains strongest at its most strident, pounding out massive choruses in an ocean of churning guitar
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  7. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    They are a band who like to test themselves and with the right producer they could be onto a winner
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  8. 7.0 |   All Music

    The Welsh trio's third spin under the stylus finds the Joy Formidable turning inward, but keeping the speaker cabinets aimed squarely toward the nosebleed section
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  9. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Finds them not just following their best and worst tendencies, but beating the listener over the head with them
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  10. 6.4 |   Earbuddy

    Punk rock was a reaction to the gratuitous prog-rock of the day, so perhaps the Joy Formidable need a little less Floyd, and a little more of the taut ’77 years
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  11. 6.1 |   Pitchfork

    Fire still comes easy to the Joy Formidable, but Hitch is the first time they've seemed at a loss for how to use it
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    Five years in, they're still to learn that less can sometimes be more. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Their guitar riffs are indeed as formidable as anyone who has heard their previous two albums would expect – but there’s a deficit on the joy side of the equation...at their best when they switch off their default setting
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  14. 5.5 |   Beardfood

    Close in execution to Snow Patrol, just lacking the same radio sense to propel their industry presence
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