Listen Up! No. 59: Joy Formidable - I Don't Want To See You Like This

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Having produced one of my favourite records of 2009, I'm understandably cheered that this Welsh trio are back with a, er, 'formidable' new single. The sound shows development, with a more spacious, atmospheric approach softening the edges of the raw, distorted intensity of their aforementioned debut. Fans of their astounding early live performances need not fear though, as the breakneck drumming and quiet-loud-quiet formula remain enough of incentive to see how they'll tear the new tracks up on next month's NME Radar Tour.