New Releases | March 15, 2011

Here are the new releases for March 15, 2011:

Featured Release: The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar

Album Art From the Band’s Website

The Band: Hailing from Wales, The Joy Formidable is a trio of UK rockers that pay homage to genres as disparate as grunge and pop, all the while balancing the heavy-handed intensity of the former and the fun flashiness of the latter. Their first EP, titled “A Balloon Called Moaning” came out in 2010, and even in the short year that EP has been out, the music industry has taken notice. SPIN magazine called it “ambitious… pretty, airy, girly, and sometimes dark,” The New York Times commented on their “cryptic lyrics that glint with urgency.”  In the past, The Joy Formidable has toured with bands like  The Temper Trap and Passion Pit.

The Album: This album is the first for The Joy Formidable, but songs like “Whirring” are taken off their EP, which has already proven infectiously fun and mysterious and driving. From the sound of clips and the songs that have already been put out on their EP, it looks like this is going to be a strong start to the career of this Welsh Trio.

Also out this week:

Adebisi Shank – This is the Second Album From a Band Called Adebisi Shank

A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Cervantine

Travis Barker – Give the Drummer Some

The Boom Bang – World War Fun

Caitlin Rose – Own Side Now

Cornershop – Cornershop and the Double-O Groove

Death Set – Michel Poiccard

The Dodos – No Color

Eleventh Dream Day – Riot Now!

Nick Lowe – Labor of Lust

Mamiffer – Mare Decendriii

J. Mascis – Several Shade of Why

New York Dolls – Dancing Backwards in High Heels

Noah and the Whale – Last Night on Earth

Oh Land – Oh Land

Rise Against – Endgame

Robotanists – Plans in Progress

Smoking Popes – This Is Only A Test

Telekenesis – 12 Desperate Straight Lines

Dionne Warwick – Only Trust Your Heart