Whirring

One of the earliest and most popular songs from the Welsh band The Joy Formidable, "Whirring" evokes confusion and disconnect. The title is never mentioned in the lyric.

This was written by The Joy Formidable songwriting team of lead singer Rhiannon Bryan and bass player Rhydian Davies, who at the time were living together in London. According to Bryan, the song was born out of frustration. "Something was happening in my life where I really felt misunderstood," she said in a Songfacts interview. "I felt like no one was really listening to me or understood how I felt. I felt quite lost."

"Whirring" first appeared on the 2008 EP A Balloon Called Moaning and was released as a single in 2009. In 2011, a new version was included on the band's debut album, The Big Roar.