this indie rock band knows how to make a whole lot of noise
hi my name is Stephanie welcome to
hi my name is Stephanie welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to The Joy Formidable
alright well we like to start with the
alright well we like to start with the origin stories of the band so is
origin stories of the band so is
origin stories of the band so is wondering if you guys could let me know
wondering if you guys could let me know
wondering if you guys could let me know how you got together me and rich you’ve
how you got together me and rich you’ve
how you got together me and rich you’ve known each other a long time we grew up
known each other a long time we grew up
known each other a long time we grew up together essentially in North Wales and
together essentially in North Wales and
together essentially in North Wales and we had another band there’s a bag of
we had another band there’s a bag of
we had another band there’s a bag of we ran away we went back to Wales
we ran away we went back to Wales
we ran away we went back to Wales we started a new band that actually
we started a new band that actually
we started a new band that actually meant something didn’t have psychopaths
meant something didn’t have psychopaths
meant something didn’t have psychopaths in it and then we met math and then got
in it and then we met math and then got
in it and then we met math and then got a new psychopath
how would you guys describe your sound
how would you guys describe your sound you know it’s ultimately about what the
you know it’s ultimately about what the
you know it’s ultimately about what the message is what the cement deeper than
message is what the cement deeper than
message is what the cement deeper than just the sounds for instance people do
just the sounds for instance people do
just the sounds for instance people do tend to pick up on the sounds and this
tend to pick up on the sounds and this
tend to pick up on the sounds and this you know this various nod subconsciously
you know this various nod subconsciously
you know this various nod subconsciously to serve all kinds of stuff for us it’s
to serve all kinds of stuff for us it’s
to serve all kinds of stuff for us it’s just good and bad music you know like
just good and bad music you know like
just good and bad music you know like what he said ultimately it’s just that
what he said ultimately it’s just that
what he said ultimately it’s just that it means something so it spawns a lot of
it means something so it spawns a lot of
it means something so it spawns a lot of ground I mean that you’ve got you know
ground I mean that you’ve got you know
ground I mean that you’ve got you know fragility as well as really loud noisy
fragility as well as really loud noisy
fragility as well as really loud noisy aggressive elements so it’s difficult to
aggressive elements so it’s difficult to
aggressive elements so it’s difficult to say I think you’ve summed it up
say I think you’ve summed it up
say I think you’ve summed it up perfectly mr. Davis
from a live point of view from us on
from a live point of view from us on stage I think something very committed
stage I think something very committed
stage I think something very committed about when we go up there and we play
about when we go up there and we play
about when we go up there and we play the tracks there’s a lot of connection
the tracks there’s a lot of connection
the tracks there’s a lot of connection to the songs that we’ve written and
to the songs that we’ve written and
to the songs that we’ve written and sometimes it you know it’s quite
sometimes it you know it’s quite
sometimes it you know it’s quite emotionally schizophrenic how we
emotionally schizophrenic how we
emotionally schizophrenic how we actually feel well as listen up
actually feel well as listen up
actually feel well as listen up pontificate or bullshitty let’s just do
pontificate or bullshitty let’s just do
pontificate or bullshitty let’s just do what everybody else does and say if
what everybody else does and say if
what everybody else does and say if Philip Glass was to get into a fight
Philip Glass was to get into a fight
Philip Glass was to get into a fight with Rupert the bear while mastodon was
with Rupert the bear while mastodon was
with Rupert the bear while mastodon was stabbing him in the face you’d kind of
stabbing him in the face you’d kind of
stabbing him in the face you’d kind of be close to what we saw a light group at
be close to what we saw a light group at
be close to what we saw a light group at the bed well that’s why mustard on were
the bed well that’s why mustard on were
the bed well that’s why mustard on were stabbing him in the face I’m wanting to
stabbing him in the face I’m wanting to
stabbing him in the face I’m wanting to get on a baby so I hate
what would you guys say are your
what would you guys say are your influences are your inspiration very
influences are your inspiration very
influences are your inspiration very varied you know music is is just good
varied you know music is is just good
varied you know music is is just good and bad tours you know they certainly
and bad tours you know they certainly
and bad tours you know they certainly has to mean something but that spans so
has to mean something but that spans so
has to mean something but that spans so many genres genres is very secondary to
many genres genres is very secondary to
many genres genres is very secondary to us and I think the album says that our
us and I think the album says that our
us and I think the album says that our back catalog says that it was you know
back catalog says that it was you know
back catalog says that it was you know so God anything from you know your
so God anything from you know your
so God anything from you know your classic songwriter Springsteen Costello
classic songwriter Springsteen Costello
classic songwriter Springsteen Costello to Motown 22 Raptor danced to rocco in
to Motown 22 Raptor danced to rocco in
to Motown 22 Raptor danced to rocco in whatever I mean it’s just good artist
whatever I mean it’s just good artist
whatever I mean it’s just good artist isn’t it you know but they ultimately
isn’t it you know but they ultimately
isn’t it you know but they ultimately have to have intent behind them for for
have to have intent behind them for for
have to have intent behind them for for me for us i think you know you do really
me for us i think you know you do really
me for us i think you know you do really sniff the the vacuous tastemakers i’m
sniff the the vacuous tastemakers i’m
sniff the the vacuous tastemakers i’m not interested in what the new taste is
not interested in what the new taste is
not interested in what the new taste is you know I want so I want someone it’s
you know I want so I want someone it’s
you know I want so I want someone it’s actually tell me something you know
actually tell me something you know
actually tell me something you know different about life you know I don’t if
different about life you know I don’t if
different about life you know I don’t if you can do that and entertain me as well
you can do that and entertain me as well
you can do that and entertain me as well then I’ll give you a kind of Shandy you
then I’ll give you a kind of Shandy you
then I’ll give you a kind of Shandy you know
well thank you so much guys question
well thank you so much guys question thank you very thank you
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