Wales versus the humanitarian crisis

Want to help the growing numbers of refugees, and - at the same time - grab some rare Welsh music?

Good news; you really can do both - lob a tenner in the hat, pick up (or rather download) the Welsh Rock For Refugees album, and do some good.

It's for download on Bandcamp, and it's a remarkable collection of Welsh musicians - Mike Peters via Charlotte Church to the Joy Formidable. If you can't find a couple of favourites on the collection, you SHOULD BUY IT ANYWAY OR JUST GIVE A TENNER. Because it's a good cause.

Film Aid shares some Joy

Have you heard of Film Aid? Nope, neither had the Joy Formidable before they got contacted by a couple of filmmakers asking if it was okay that they'd borrowed a JoyF track for this:



The band were delighted, and will now tell anyone who'll listen about how great FilmAid is, and how great their work is. You can find out more, and donate - especially donate - on the FilmAid website.

Embed and breakfast man: The Joy Formidable

From last night's Letterman: The Joy Formidable:



[Buy: The Big Roar]

Embed and breakfast man: The Joy Formidable

This is what the new Joy Formidable single looks and sounds like:



You can order a copy of it to own forever online here.

And you can go and look at them making their music and perhaps make a fool of yourself by pledging undying love forever here:

MAY 31st Liverpool Barfly
JUNE 1st Newcastle Academy 2
2nd York Fibbers
3rd The Royal Derby
5th Manchester Ruby Lounge
7th Birmingham Bar Academy
8th London Borderline
9th Cambridge Portland
10th Southampton Joiners Arms
11th Brighton Audio

Downloadable: Quite formidable joy

An almost eye-wateringly generous gift from NME.com: The whole of The Joy Formidable's A Balloon Called Moaning in MP3.