FORMIDABLE W
THE JOY
olf’s Law is the name of the sophomore album from Te Joy Formidable, a name steeped in imagery and exactly
in-keeping with the stories of how the band were ensconced by Native American literature at the time of writing the album. Te title is not superficial though, and has deeper layers; to look up the phrase, it’s a medical term that denotes the adaptation that bones can have to their surroundings; that they can heal around their obstruction. Tat is true of the band, who had a line-up change early on, but adopted and remolded to their new member, and who constantly have to cushion the varying nature of travelling on the road. It’s a brilliant title for a band, who we hope continue to evolve…
You’re playing loads of dates in America before Christmas – you must have a strong relationship with the country now, having recorded your album there. Do you feel less like tourists now? Erm, well you know it’s obviously such a vast country that there are always areas to explore, even though we have done a lot of shows over
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here. But yeah, we’re slowly getting used to all the little nuances, the customs and all that kind of stuff but there’s always plenty to see.
You’re playing loads of dates in America before Christmas – you must have a strong relationship with the country now, having recorded your album there. Do you feel less
like tourists now? Erm, well you know it’s obviously such a vast country that there are always areas to explore, even though we have done a lot of shows over here. But yeah, we’re slowly getting used to all the little nuances, the customs and all that kind of stuff but there’s always plenty to see.
When I spoke to Ritzy in 2009, she was saying you love what you do, and you don’t really have a home, so it doesn’t affect you, being on the road. Ten I read recently that you’re homeless again! What’s that about?! Yeah, yeah! Well we had a place in London for a couple of years but we were on the road so much that it ended up being a wiser decision, really, not to have anywhere. So now, any time we’re gonna be off tour, we’ll just hang our hats wherever, really; we’ll just be nomads for a while.
I guess that you may have other things, other than a house, that have some connection to home for you?
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