The Joy Formidable, a London-via-Wales trio, is a band who are not ashamed of their M.O. Much in the same vein as Muse or even the Smashing Pumpkins in their heyday, the band’s debut album, “The Big Roar,” is filled with songs that aim for the rafters.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the band wasn’t picked up by major label Atlantic Records after releasing their first EP, “A Balloon Called Moaning,” last year, as the group will likely be a big attraction come summer festival time. However, while the band is certainly competent and capable of some good musical moments, there is nothing about “The Big Roar” that is particularly memorable which can be a problem if the group’s aim is to fill stadiums.

While there is nothing wrong with opening an album with a seven-minute track, “The Everchanging Spectrum of A Lie” feels self-indulgent more than anything. The song seemingly drags on and feels like it should end at several junctures before it actually does. It’s a good blueprint for what to expect of the rest of the album, though.

The band does everything in its power to make every note sound as earnest and epic as possible, and it occasionally they succeeds. Lead singles “I Don’t Want to See You like This” and “Whirring” both demonstrate the band at their most focused and coherent. Too often, however, the band gets lost in their ambitions.

Vocalist/guitarist Ritzy Bryan has a decent singing voice, but her guitar skills get lost among the haze when the band goes for its biggest moments. In addition, all of the songs on the album begin to blend together and sound the same. The constant buildups and massive choruses keep coming at you with very few moments to catch your breath. As such, the majority of the songs slip by unnoticed failing to make any sort of imprint.

There is nothing inherently wrong with the music the band is making since this kind of Muse-inspired urgency has been relatively common in Britain for the last decade or so. However, in going for broke on their debut, The Joy Formidable have only partially succeeded in its quest to be the biggest band in the land. With only a few memorable songs and its repetition of the same sound, “The Big Roar” is more of a big missed opportunity than anything.