{"id":31924,"date":"2019-08-12T12:15:27","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T16:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31924"},"modified":"2019-08-07T08:09:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T12:09:55","slug":"the-joy-formidable-announce-10-year-anniversary-edition-of-a-balloon-called-moaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31924","title":{"rendered":"The Joy Formidable announce 10-year anniversary edition of \u2018A Balloon Called Moaning\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Joy Formidable have announced the release of a special commemorative 10-year double album edition of their acclaimed debut release\u00a0\u2018A Balloon Called Moaning\u2019. The double album,\u00a0is due October 25\u00a0via Hassle Records, and include their 2009 EP<em>\u00a0\u2018<\/em>A Balloon Called Moaning\u2019 plus a newly recorded acoustic Welsh language version,\u00a0<em>Y Fal\u0175n.<\/em> \u2018A Balloon Called Moaning\u2019 (10th Anniversary Edition)\u00a0will be available on double CD and double coloured vinyl, limited to 1000 copies and you can pre-order it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3ufikc\/3m9fkn\/b9z9ch\">here<\/a><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to an acoustic version + Welsh version of their track <em>Whirring<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Joy Formidable - WHIRRING ACOUSTIC 2019 (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BmVj7vMnEHM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Joy Formidable - CHWYRLIO -  Y Fal\u0175\u200bn Drom (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JEsTPXoTbLA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Written and recorded in a bedroom over a decade ago by lead singer and guitarist Ritzy Bryan, and bass player and vocalist Rhydian Davies in North Wales,\u00a0&#8216;A Balloon Called Moaning&#8217;\u00a0was an instant hit.\u00a0Rated\u00a0<a href=\"x-apple-data-detectors:\/\/3\">8\/10<\/a>\u00a0by NME, it was the first of the band\u2019s releases to feature their now iconic single\u00a0<em>Whirring<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 a track that was named amongst\u00a0Pitchfork\u2019s Top 100 Tracks of The Year and\u00a0described as \u201cthe song of the year\u201d by Foo Fighters\u2019 Dave Grohl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the passing decade, as the world tours, festival main stages and stadium shows have racked up, it has always been especially important to the band that they continue to recognise and highlight the importance of their Welsh heritage. In this new anniversary edition, each song from the original release is re-worked acoustically and presented again in the Welsh language. On the new release, Ritzy explains;\u00a0<em>&#8220;We\u2019ve been through such a lot as a band over the years, it\u2019s been a really reflective studio session, returning to the old recordings and transforming them into these beautiful stripped back, intimate versions. It\u2019s exciting hearing them in the Welsh language because now they have new life too and can be a celebration of language as well as memory.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong>A Balloon Called Moaning\u2019 track listing<\/strong><br>1. The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade<br>2. Cradle<br>3. Austere<br>4. While the Flies<br>5. Whirring<br>6. 9669<br>7. The Last Drop<br>8. Ostrich<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;Y Fal\u0175n Drom&#8217; track listing<\/strong><br>1. Y Golau Mwyaf yw&#8217;r Cysgod Mwyaf<br>2. Crud<br>3. Llym<br>4. Tra bo&#8217;r gwybed<br>5. Chwyrlio<br>6. 9669<br>7. Y Diferyn Olaf<br>8. Estrys<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of\u00a0\u2018A Balloon Called Moaning \/ Y Fal\u0175n Drom\u2019, The Joy Formidable are pleased to announce a North American tour this winter,\u00a0\u201cThe Ten Years Floating Tour\u201d\u00a0as well as the recently-announced co-headline acoustic shows\u00a0with\u00a0Devotchka.\u00a0All upcoming shows are listed below and tickets are available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3ufikc\/3m9fkn\/r109ch\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Joy Formidable &#8211; Tour dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>August 31&nbsp;&#8211; Pasadena, CA @ Brookside At The Rosebowl ^<br>September 18&nbsp;&#8211; Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *<br>September 19&nbsp;&#8211; Las Vegas, NV @ Vinyl at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas *<br>September 20&nbsp;&#8211; Phoenix, AZ @ The Press Room *<br>September 21&nbsp;&#8211; Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater *<br>September 24&nbsp;&#8211; Norman, OK @ Opolis *<br>September 25&nbsp;&#8211; Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room *<br>September 27&nbsp;&#8211; Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater *<br>September 28&nbsp;&#8211; McMinnville, TN @ Cumberland Caverns Live *&nbsp;<br>September 29&nbsp;&#8211; Millville, PA @ Mr Smalls Theatre *<br>September 30&nbsp;&#8211; Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *<br>October 1&nbsp;&#8211; Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *<br>October 2&nbsp;&#8211; Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch *<br>October 3&nbsp;&#8211; Grand Rapids, MI @ Pyramid Scheme *<br>October 4&nbsp;&#8211; Maquoketa, IA @ Codfish Hollow Barnstormers *<br>November 29&nbsp;&#8211; Washington, DC @ Rock &amp; Roll Hotel<br>November 30&nbsp;&#8211; Philadelphia, PA @ Boot &amp; Saddle<br>December 3&nbsp;&#8211; Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall<br>December 6&nbsp;&#8211; Brooklyn, NY @ Rough Trade<br>December 7&nbsp;&#8211; Albany, NY @ The Hollow<br>December 10&nbsp;&#8211; Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground<br>December 12&nbsp;&#8211; Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge<br>December 13&nbsp;&#8211; Milwaukee, WI @ Colectivo<br>December 14&nbsp;&#8211; Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe<br>December 17&nbsp;&#8211; Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern<br>December 18&nbsp;&#8211; Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge<br>December 20&nbsp;&#8211; San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel^ Pasadena Daydream Festival with The Cure, Pixies, Mogwai and more<br>* with&nbsp;Devotchka&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Joy Formidable have announced the release of a special commemorative 10-year double album edition of their acclaimed debut release\u00a0\u2018A Balloon Called Moaning\u2019. 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