The Joy Formidable performs at The Independent in San Francisco on Oct. 18. 2018. SAN FRANCISCO — The Joy Formidable returned to the Bay Area following the release of its new album, Aaarth. The Welsh trio played at The Independent to an energetic, joyful and formidable crowd. The band’s heavy…

Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Ritzy Bryan, frontwoman of Welsh noise-pop band The Joy Formidable found herself gazing out her Utah studio window. “I have a lovely view out the window, and I always find a lot of peace in the nature of where I live,” Bryan said in…

Even as Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable was writing Wolf’s Law, their 2013 sophomore album, vocalist-guitarist Ritzy Bryan and bassist Rhydian Dafydd could see their romantic relationship crumbling. Like a premonition, their songs at the time spoke of a relationship breaking down. The break-up took place on the…

The Joy Formidable, courtesy. When Welsh rock trio The Joy Formidable resolved to record the follow-up to last year’s critically praised debut, The Big Roar, the band did not settle on a studio in New York, Los Angeles or their home base of London. Instead, vocalist-guitarist Ritzy Bryan, bassist-boyfriend…