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The Joy Formidable

The Joy Formidable is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kyte, William Orbit, Mew, Muse and Foo Fighters. Those roots explain a lot about how The Joy Formidable arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as We Were Promised Jetpacks, Black Honey, The Big Moon, We Are Scientists and The Airborne Toxic Event, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Grouplove, The Lonely Island, Foo Fighters, Social Distortion and Balthazar, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Joy Formidable, reaching back through Kyte and forward to Grouplove. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Joy Formidable are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 2007 in Mold, Flintshire, and currently based in London, England. The band consists of Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd. The album, Into the Blue, was released in 2021.

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The Joy FormidableKyteWilliam OrbitMewMuseFoo FightersGlasvegasPassion PitBruce SpringsteenGrouploveThe Lonely IslandFoo FightersSocial DistortionBalthazarBig Black DeltaWe Were Promised Jet…Black HoneyThe Big MoonWe Are ScientistsThe Airborne Toxic E…Band of SkullsThe CinematicsThe Kills

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The Joy Formidable connections

The Joy Formidable grew out of Kyte, William Orbit, Mew and Muse, shares an orbit with We Were Promised Jetpacks, Black Honey, The Big Moon and We Are Scientists, went on to shape Grouplove, The Lonely Island, Foo Fighters and Social Distortion. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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