JOHN CALE REVEALS 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ‘THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO’ SOUND CITY COLLABORATORS

Global music legend John Cale has today announced the artists that will play live with him at his only European show – Liverpool Sound City, Friday 26th May 2017 – to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the revolutionary The Velvet Underground & Nico album. Joining him will be The Kills, Gruff Rhys, Clinic, Nadine Shah, Fat White Family, and Wild […]
THE ULTIMATE MIDDLECLASS FUCKFEST Arriving on a gloomy Friday morning in the land of dragons, sheep and people who hiss, Festival No. 6 instantly comes across as the sort of festival I shouldn’t be at. The quirky signs welcome you in as the weight of 20 cans teases a crippling crush on my struggling wrists, […]

LIVE: FESTIVAL NO. 6

SWEET BABOO ANNOUNCES NEW ‘DENNIS’ EP

After releasing his acclaimed third album The Boombox Ballads earlier this year, Sweet Baboo is pleased to announce a new EP alongside a UK tour for 2016. Additionally Stephen Black will be starring in the new Gruff Rhys play The Insatiable, Inflatable Candylion this Christmas in Cardiff. Entitled ‘Dennis’, the 6-track EP will be released […]
– ACADEMY 2, MANCHESTER – It’s probable the name John Evans means nothing to you, but he has an extraordinary story which was given a new lease of life by Gruff Rhys. Via his album American Interior with accompanying book, documentary and mobile app, the former Super Furry Animals frontman details Evans later life as […]

LIVE: GRUFF RHYS – 13/02/2015

ROYAL BLOOD, THE WAR AND DRUGS, THE CHARLATANS AND MORE FOR 6 MUSIC FESTIVAL

Royal Blood, The War on Drugs and The Charlatans are among the acts to be announced for the second BBC Radio 6 Music festival. This year’s festival will be held on Tyneside, at the O2 Academy in Newcastle and the Sage in Gateshead on February 21, 22 and 23. Last year’s inaugural festival was held […]
Gruff Rhys will play Manchester as part of full band UK tour next year. The Super Furry Animals frontman will play songs from his recent solo album American Interior at Academy 2, on Friday, February 13. Contributors to the live show will include past live collaborators Y Niwl and drummer Kliph Scurlock, formerly of the […]

GRUFF RHYS ANNOUNCES MANCHESTER FULL BAND DATE

GRUFF RHYS SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE ‘LOST TRIBES’

Gruff Rhys has unveiled the video for Lost Tribes, the 3rd single from his critically acclaimed 2014 album American Interior. Lost Tribes is a song about the 18th century explorer John Evans’s misguided quest to find a lost Welsh tribe in the American interior – thought to be descendants of the mythical 12th century prince […]
– RNCM, MANCHESTER –  American Interior is the name of the new album by former Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. It is also the name of his new book, his new film and his new app – he has, in essence, made a multimedia art project. It details his quest to track down his […]

LIVE: GRUFF RHYS – 10/09/2014

NEWS: GRUFF RHYS VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE + TOUR DATES

Gruff Rhys announces the release of ‘Liberty (Is Where We’ll Be)’, the second single from his hugely acclaimed fourth solo album, with a new video and the confirmation of an autumn tour across the UK and Europe. The single is due on July 21st on Turnstile and is taken from ‘American Interior’, Gruff’s highest charting […]
Gruff Rhys has announced details of the first single from his forthcoming album, ‘American Interior’. The title track from Gruff’s luscious sonic travelogue about the incredible true journey of Welshman John Evans is available to listen to now. The title track is officially released on April 28th and the album, Gruff’s fourth solo record, is […]

NEWS: GRUFF RHYS – HEAR THE TITLE TRACK FROM NEW ALBUM ‘AMERICAN INTERIOR’