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From The Desk Of The Joy Formidable: Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”

JoyFormidableLogoLiving in the moment—and figuring out where you are when you get there—is something of a shared philosophy between Joy Formidable frontwoman Ritzy Bryan and bassist Rhydian Dafydd, one that serves them well regarding their just-released sophomore album, Wolf’s Law (Canvasback/Atlantic). After a much-raved-about debut, 2011’s The Big Roar, and gigs that spanned from intimate clubs to opening for Foo Fighters and Muse, expectations from fans and critics are higher than ever. Yet Bryan isn’t worried about expectations. “The only pressure that we ever put on ourselves is to write music that we can completely stand behind,” she says. “That’s just keeping yourself alive and excited and inspired by this band.” Bryan and Dafydd will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on them.

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Bryan and Dafydd: A masterpiece in cinematography. The visual detail of The Shining never fails to amaze. It’s brilliant, memorable and brooding. On release, it opened to mixed reviews; criticism that it was slow paced and confusing. Thank god good sense prevailed, and it wasn’t lost to the forgotten vault.

Video after the jump.