The Joy Formidable make this Valentine’s Day a special one
Valentine’s Day can bring mixed emotions. For some it creates a warm and fulfilling feeling, being able to hold close the one they love and express their burning passion (which is probably something they should do more than one day a year). But for others, Valentine’s Day becomes a day of unbridled detest for couples and the corporate display of affection; a time to curl up in a dark room with a box of overpriced chocolates and hide until the day passes.
On this day of supposed love, what’s there to say when the headlines are filled with Michael Jackson’s potential flesh eating bacteria (he is a true plastic surgery disaster) and the new age Ike & Tina (Chris Brown & Rihanna)?
I won’t lie, today’s news was hard. I was getting pretty damn desperate, so I started browsing the NME website. Then it happened…
The Joy Formidable are a band based out of North Wales who’s ultra poppy songs ‘Cradle’ and ‘Austere’ have been floating around for the last couple months. They even had a video for ‘Austere’ banned from youtube which consisted of clips of people’s faces as they were masturbating; I know I’ve seen a lot worse on that site. In the U.K they have been receiving some fantastic hype and their debut album titled ‘A Balloon Called Moaning’, which was set to be released on February 17th, has been sold out in online pre-sales. In my books, that’s pretty damn impressive and proves this is a band to watch out for.
So why bother telling you if it’s sold out? Well, because I love you all and apparently so does NME as they are giving away the album for free in mp3′s. I kid you not, go here and download all eight songs. Take it from me, it’s well worth it.
Here’s a sneak peek, but do yourself a favour and go cop it, who knows how long this will last.
The Joy Formidable – Cradle
The Joy Formidable – While the Flies
