Joy Formidable Announce New Album Hitch For March 2016 Release And Spring 2016 Tour Dates

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Welsh alternative rock band The Joy Formidable announced a release date for their anticipated album Hitch and unveiled dates for a supporting spring US tour.

The Joy Formidable, hailed by Rolling Stone as “wickedly bracing and Himalaya-huge”, approached the production of their third studio album with a mission to capture their unique energy on record. Singer and guitarist Ritzy Bryan explained, “We realized we needed to build a space and do it ourselves, go back to being three people in a room again.” Taking the reins, the trio decided to work alongside “people who feel as strong as we do about the music, who listen to albums, love the art and let that take control.”

The upcoming LP, mixed by the legendary Alan Moulder, will be released on Friday, March 25 through their own record label C’Mon Lets Drift in partnership with Caroline (US), Orchard/ Membran (Europe) and MapleMusic (Canada.) The band expressed that “on this album, we’ve been lucky enough to feel that same enthusiasm from everyone involved.”

Hitch scales forward with a haunting minimal style contrasted to the swaggering, earthy tones of bluesy folk, presenting a transformed sound stepping ahead of 2011’s debut The Big Roar and 2013’s Wolf’s Law. Ritzy asserts that the album is “one of the most driving records we’ve made but it’s also the saddest”, one that will transport listeners to worlds “we might not have taken you before”.

Available for pre-order, Hitch features Ralph Steadman’s exclusive artwork and offers access to US tickets and a bonus track, “Passerby”, to those who order the album from the band’s online store.

Hitch:

1. A Second In White
2. Radio Of Lips
3. The Last Thing On My Mind
4. Liana
5. The Brook
6. It’s Started
7. The Gift
8. Running Hands With The Night
9. Fog (Black Windows)
10. Underneath The Petal
11. Blowing Fire
12. Don’t Let Me Know

Joy Formidable Spring 2016 Tour Dates
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03/28: Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
03/29: Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy
03/30: San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
04/01: Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
04/02: Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
04/05: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
04/06: Chicago, IL – Double Door
04/07: Iowa City, IA – Mission Creek Festival
04/08: Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
04/10:  PIttsburgh, PA – Mr Small’s Theater
04/12: Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
04/13: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
04/14: New York, NY – Irving Plaza
04/15: Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
05/29: Reno, NV – The Whitney
06/04: Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
06/06: Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop
06/07: Indianapolis, IN – Old National
06/08: Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
06/09: Grand Rapids, MI – Founder’s Ballroom
06/10: Cincinnati, OH – Fountain Square
06/11: St. Louis, MS – The Ready Room
06/14: Ferndale, MI – The Magic Bag
06/15: Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
06/17: Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle
06/18: Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount
06/19: Ottawa, ON – Ritual
07/19: Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
07/20: San Diego, CA – The Irenic
07/21: Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
07/22: Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
07/26: Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
07/27: Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
07/28: Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s