Gruff Rhys
The older I get, the more I have these vaguely dyslexic moments with regards to the names of products or people. This is something that happens with Welsh songwriter Gruff Rhys perhaps most associated with the band Super Furry Animals whom I confuse with British adventurer Bear Grylls, a man whose career, it might be said, puts him close contact with plenty of furry animals. So that doesn t help. Anyway, Gruff has mostly focused on a solo career over the last decade. Given his influence in Super Furry Animals, it s not surprising that he own material is very similar which is to say distinctive, lulling, vaguely dreamy rock. To me, he s like a latter-day Brian Wilson if the Beach Boy surfed over to Wales and embraced paganism. Seeking New Gods is a consistent and very enjoyable listen with tunes like Mausoleum of My Former Self, The Holiest of Holy Men and the quasi-hit Loan Me Your Loneliness warmly reminiscent of past work even as Gruff goes all
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