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From The Desk Of The Joy Formidable: “Withnail And I”

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: On one of our first ever tours, we tried to watch this in the van, but the DVD kept skipping. We saw the same section of the movie six or seven times. We have, therefore, become very familiar with the dialogue of this brilliant dark comedy. Here’s a few of our favourites.

“I feel like a pig shat in my head”

“I must have some booze. I demand to have some booze”

“What’s your name, Macfuck”

Video after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT5qhPoRS9g