Listen to a track from Cian Ciaran’s fantastic self produced orchestral pop album Outside In on the Strangetown records soundcloud here:

cian ciaran by strangetown records

Guto and Lindsay have been recording incredible music as Gulp. Listen to their amazing cinematic forthcoming single on the E.L.K records soundcloud here:

Gulp – Game Love by E.L.K.Records

Can’t get in to the Olympics? Fear not my friends.

Gruff Rhys will headline the festival hall on London’s south bank on July 6th along with Y Niwl and other special guests, as part of Bryn Terfel’s Brynfest series.

If you haven’t got tickets to the Olympics fear not; marvel at the sprint finish of Alun Tan Lan’s guitar solos, the heavyweight lifting of Sion Glyn’s Surf bass, and the the javelinesque piercing high jump notes of  Rhys’ nasal voice.

Better still, there will be none of that apeshit competetive spirit, band and audience will be on the same team and can do away with any petty flag waving! A win win situation! Go for gold!

Tickets available here.

Rhys, Amarante and Le Bon team up for awesome OVNI label showcase in vinyl form

Gruff Rhys with Rodrigo Amarante and Cate Le Bon will release a split 7 inch single for record shop day on April 21st

The Cate Le Bon song, Time Can Change Your Mind is exclusive to the single and was produced by Jonathon Wilson at Five Star studio Los Angeles.

The flipside contains the song ‘Gold Medal Winner’ by Rodrigo and Gruff. Rodrigo being the same Rodrigo Amarante that plays  in the band Little Joy and also Brasilian band Os Hermanos. This co-written track is not quite exclusive – it previously figured as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Red Hot and Rio 2 and all proceeds go to the Red Hot Organisation. It was produced by Mario Caldato Jr in Los Angeles and is so special we wanted to press it to vinyl.

The sleeve was designed by Cardiff based sleeve genius dlt.

Listen here -

Cate Le Bon – Time Could Change Your Mind

Gruff Rhys – Gold Medal Winner

Photo Gan Non Pierce

Cob Records, Bangor shut down it’s decks for the last time on the weekend. Thanks for the unforgettable  musical inspiration.

Cob Records Porthmadog is still open. Treasure your independent record emporium wherever you are.

Nasal voiced balladeer Gruff Rhys is believed to be doing cartwheels in anticipation of opening up for his heroes The Manic Street Preachers at their upcoming Tokyo shows.

The shows will be another opportunity for the MSP to run through their singles back catalogue following their incredible Xmas show at the O2 arena, London.

Details below:

18/05 – Tokyo – Studio Coast INFO
19/05 – Tokyo – Studio Coast INFO

Branches Everywhere! Portugal! Spain! Catalonia! France! Galicia!

The Hotel Shampoo soap opera continues in the form of a Gruff Rhys solo tour over the next few weeks with new performances announced in the following locations:

29 Mar- Coimbra, Portugal – CAV – Centro de Artes Visuais
30 Mar- Ourense (Café Pop Torgal)
31 Mar-  Madrid (Moby Dick)
1 Apr – Zaragoza (La Lata de Bombillas)
3 Apr – Barcelona (Razz 3)
4 Apr – Murcia (Microsonidos- 12 Y Medio)
6 Apr-  Toulouse, La Dynamo, FR
7 Apr-  Paris, La Gaité Lyrique, FR

For More Info click here.