Bathe in GRUFF RHYS’ uplifting despair on SADNESS SETS ME FREE
Gruff Rhys navigates cosmic loneliness with joyous compositions on Sadness Sets Me Free, a political and musical journey.
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Between worlds at north Wales’ ARA DEG: musical majesty among the mountains
We report back after three days of leftfield music co-programmed by the Bethesda venue Neuadd Ogwen and local boy Gruff Rhys at Ara Deg 2023.
THIS IS THE KIT’s latest GRUFF RHYS-produced album: subtle and reflective
The sombre yet balanced tones of This Is The Kit's Careful Of Your Keepers album is brimmng with poetic opposites within the gentle songwriting of Kate Stables' Bristol collective.
GRUFF RHYS crafts charming soundtrack for THE ALMOND & THE SEAHORSE
Gruff Rhys continues his voyage, following up the wonderful Seeking New Gods with The Almond And The Seahorse - involving Rebel Wilson and Charlotte Gainsbourg’s battle with a traumatic brain injury.
LLAIS: JOHN CALE opens 2022’s festival – with help from GRUFF RHYS, JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD and more
John Cale’s Llais performance promised “special guests” when announced in July, confirmed as James Dean Bradfield, Cate Le Bon and Gruff Rhys.
STEREOPHONICS headline Welsh show of epic proportions at the Principality
In an evening bursting with Welsh spirit, Stereophonics headlined their mega-gig at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Friday & Saturday.
6 MUSIC FESTIVAL: FATHER JOHN MISTY delivers an unmissable finale, backed by BBC NOW
BBC 6 Music has provided Cardiff with a long weekend fuelled by a variety of outstanding acts, including closer Father John Misty.
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS release unheard track from the archives feat. Rhys Ifans in support of SAVE THE SEVERN Campaign
SFA: Left in band archives for almost thirty years, the Bandcamp-only, one-week release emerges in support of the Save The Severn campaign
FESTIVAL OF VOICE: Gruff Rhys, Charlotte Church, Ladies of Rage liven up muddled Day 3
A muddled third day of this year's Festival of Voice is brightened up by performances from Gruff Rhys, Charlotte Church and Cardiff's Ladies of Rage.
FOCUS WALES | FESTIVAL PREVIEW
The team behind this annual takeover of Wrexham town centre have faced their fallow year with a doughty spirit, and the programme they’ve assembled looks like the strongest and most eclectic yet.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE GARY NUMAN Intruder (BMG) “I tend to be ridiculously optimistic,” Gary Numan claimed recently. You’d not guess it from Intruder, his …
GRUFF RHYS | INTERVIEW
GRUFF RHYS | INTERVIEW Always good to receive new product from Wales’ foremost pop alchemist, and Gruff Rhys delivers this month with Seeking New Gods, his seventh solo album. …