Living 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.
Bryan and Dafydd: We stumbled upon Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger while researching shadow puppetry. We have always been enchanted by the great early silhouette animators, and Lotte was one of the best. A leftist German, she spent most of her time on the run during the war, but she still managed to create great pieces of work. In what can sometimes feel like a clunky medium, there is so much grace and soul in her animations, and they manage to make us feel like children when watching them. Not sure if the grainy recordings of these performances add to their mystery, but you really get lost in her world and believe the story. Isn’t that the goal for any animator? Check out 1955’s Hansel And Gretel.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxkIGXVwZTM
