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Gruff Rhys to Release Atheist Xmas EP

EP from Super Furry Animals Frontman Available December 19

Nov 21, 2011

Those of you who can't stand the thought of listening to sappy Christmas tunes again this year may have an alternative. Gruff Rhys (the Super Furry Animals frontman and solo artist) will release an EP titled Atheist Xmas just in time for the holidays. More

Watch: Gruff Rhys Whale Trail Music Video

Whale Trail iPhone and iPad App Out Now

Oct 12, 2011

Gruff Rhys has released the music video for his track "Whale Trail" off of his current album Hotel Shampoo. More

Video of Gruff Rhys Playing Jimmy Kimmel

Super Furry Animals Frontman Performed “Sensations in the Dark” Last Night

Jun 14, 2011

Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys performed solo single “Sensations in the Dark” last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Watch the video here. More

Gruff Rhys Returns to America This Spring

Announces U.S. Tour in Support of 'Hotel Shampoo'

Feb 25, 2011

Gruff Rhys loves collecting mini bottles of shampoo from various hotels. This spring, it looks like his stash will certainly get a boost. We have the details. More

Feb 10, 2011

Today, hot on the heels from new that his recent solo album Hotel Shampoo finally had a U.S. release date (May 3 for those of you prepared to camp out now) ex-Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys offered up a full album stream. Listen to it here.  More

Feb 07, 2011

Super Furry Animals frontman  Gruff Rhys is bringing his latest solo effort to America via Witchita Recordings. We have the details. More

Gruff Rhys Announces Select U.S. Shows

Two Dates, East and West Coast, Scheduled for January

Nov 18, 2010

With Gruff Ryhs' upcoming solo album, Hotel Shampoo, being promoted as his most ambitious and accomplished work yet (quite a statement!), the Super Furry Animals and Neon Neon leader is bringing his monumental talents to the U.S. for a couple of shows in January. Los Angeles and New York are the lucky cities, and the shows are billed as stripped-down, acoustic sets. More

Nov 09, 2010

You never know what to expect from Gruff Rhys, whether it’s an album written entirely in Welsh (2005’s Yr Atal Genhedlaeth) or equipped with 96” cardboard sheets to make your own “candylion” (2007’s Candylion). For Hotel Shampoo, his latest solo album that’s slated for a February 2011 release, Rhys has again taken his inspiration quite literally. More

Gruff Rhys Debuts Video for “Shark Ridden Waters”

New Solo Album To Be Released in February

Nov 01, 2010

Gruff Rhys, frontman for both Super Furry Animals and Neon Neon, has debuted the video for his new single, "Shark Ridden Waters." The song was released as a free download last month. We have the video below. More

Oct 18, 2010

Gruff Rhys, frontman for both Super Furry Animals and Neon Neon, has released a brand new song, "Shark Ridden Waters," available to download from his website and the widget below for the price of an email address. More

Trailer for Gruff Rhys Documentary Separado! Released

“A Hilarious Rock &Roll Odyssey!”

Jun 09, 2010

As previously announced, Super Furry AnimalsGruff Rhys has been hard at work on a documentary Separado! documenting his road trip to reunite with long lost Patagonian uncle, guitarist Rene Griffiths. Now, just ahead of its debut at the Los Angeles Film Festival (June 24th-26th) a trailer has been released. Check out what the press release calls “A hilarious rock & roll odyssey.” We have the video. More

Gruff Rhys Announces Separado! Documentary and New Album

U.S. Premiere June 24th at the Los Angeles Film Festival

Jun 02, 2010

Super Furry Animals/Neon Neon frontman Gruff Rhys has announced the premiere of a new project, South American documentary, Separado! Directed by Rhys and Dylan Goch, the film documents Rhys’ road trip to reunite with long lost Patagonian uncle, guitarist Rene Griffiths. Rhys also has a new collaborative album due out. We have the details. More

Gruff Rhys to Release New Album With Brazilian Repairman Tony Da Gatorra

The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness will be out in the U.K. July 26

Mar 29, 2010

Super Furry Animals and Neon Neon frontman Gruff Rhys has teamed up with Tony Da Gatorra, and will release a collaborative album titled The Terror of Cosmic Loneliness. It is a limited U.K. release for now, due out there on July 26, with U.S. release plans TBA. Rhys was a huge fan of Gatorra, who is a Brazilian TV and VCR repairman (who still uses VCR's?), "musical freedom fighter," and the inventor of his own 'Gatorra' instrument (which is described as "part drum machine, part guitar"). We have more details on this pairing. More



Reviews

Atheist Xmas EP

Atheist Xmas EP

Wichita

Jan 03, 2012

There have been some mighty strange Christmas albums recorded: Bob Dylan's Christmas In the Heart, Twisted Sister's A Twisted Christmas, and Scott Weiland's recent Most Wonderful Time of the Year come to mind.  More

Hotel Shampoo

Hotel Shampoo

Wichita

May 03, 2011

Gruff Rhys' last album was a collaboration with an unknown Brazilian protest singer/instrumentalist named Tony Da Gatorra, who invented his own instrument, a peculiar combination of guitar and drum machine referred to as the "gatorra." More