{"product_id":"into-the-blue-3","title":"Into the Blue","description":"It's hard to think of another indie rock band that's as consistently compelling as the Joy Formidable. Every album is a polished gemstone of heart-bludgeoning alt-rock, teetering in a magical netherworld between My Bloody Valentine and the Pixies. It's a sound that crashes through whatever your current mood is and buries you deep within its smoldering, lyrical magma. The group's fifth album, 2021's pulse-quickening Into the Blue, is no exception. Recorded in Utah where the Welsh trio have lived on-and-off since at least 2018, Into the Blue finds guitarist\/vocalist Ritzy Bryan, bassist Rhydian Dafydd Davies, and drummer Matt Thomas crafting a shimmering batch of sun-baked, dune-high anthems. There's a lovely dichotomy to the Joy Formidable's sound here, at once economic in its raw, guitar\/bass\/drums conception, yet far-reaching with a dynamic sonic palette that soars to the horizon. It's an epic quality that's mirrored in their lyrics. With their dewy vocals expertly off-set by their fuzztone, tidal-wave guitar riffs, Bryan and Davies (former romantic partners who overcame their 2013 break-up to keep the band going) dive into songs that explore their need to find ways to continually reconnect with the divine magic that initially inspired their creative passion. On the title-track they sing, \"Now I see this place was here all along\/Don't fear the move out of the past\/Let time take your hand and guide you.\" It's just this kind of poignant Zen alchemy that the Joy Formidable returns to time and again on Into the Blue. It's a sound that demands your surrender, which you don't mind giving in to. ~ Matt Collar","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49200709828895,"sku":"5060626463691","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/24a93f4ebdb034411f12308a4ba4beea.jpg?v=1778242492","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/into-the-blue-3","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}