We All Want Someone To Shout For — Plain and simple, The Joy Formidable are one of the best live bands out there right now. Ritzy Bryan, Rhydian Dafydd Davies and Matt Thomas have honed and perfected their blistering live set over the years into something that anyone can enjoy. Thereâ... more info

ContactMusic — It’s off-season for the X Factor right now, which means that it’s about time for former contestants to announce exciting new endeavors. The... more info

KEXP Seattle — As Americans we are no longer surprised by European artists who bring their amazing music to our humble shores. The Joy Formidable is another among the ever-growing list of impressive British talent that has taken the US by storm. In 2007, childhood... more info

KEXP Seattle — Fans of The Joy Formidable are used to seeing guitarist and vocalist Ritzy Bryan thrashing about wild-eyed on stage, practically destroying her guitar, her amps and the audience’s ears. She and bassist/vocalist Rhydian Dafydd and percussionist Matt... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Joy Formidable are a Welsh alternative rock band formed in 2007 in North Wales and currently located in London, England. The band consists of Ritzy Bryan (lead vocals, guitar), Rhydian Dafydd (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Thomas (drums... more info

The Quietus — The Mission frontman records covers album with All About Eve's Julianne Regan, releases Liverpool single, gets covered by Rhydian more info

Guardian Music — (Conehead)Rhydian is not to be redeemed as a thorn in the side of joyless music snobs. Admire him, if you must, for his tenacity in maintaining a post-X Factor career. Admire, for a matter of seconds, the camp melodrama he applies by the bucketload i... more info

Guardian Music — Cockpit, LeedsGuitar bands have been a commercially threatened species lately, which may be why this year's second Radar tour has hooked together two of the noisiest in the country to launch a fightback. London's Chapel Club offer a slightly poppier ... more info

The Telegraph — Only Men Aloud beat Faryl Smith, Rhydian Roberts and The Pope to the album of the year trophy at the Classical Brit Awards. more info

Tastes Like Caramel — I missed the The Joy Formidable’s last New York gig but luckily the North Wales band played an encore performance Monday night at Mercury Lounge. Ritzy, Rhydian and Matt collectively played one of the most rocking sets I’ve seen thus far in 2010,... more info