American interior is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on youtube, itunes, vudu, and. American interior, a book but also an app, a concert tour and a documentary film, takes such multiplatform experimentation to a new level. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Listen to gruff rhys album american interior in full q. Daf played with gruff rhys in their early band ffa coffi pawb. American interior is the new solo album, film, book and app project by gruff rhys. Would they download the app for free and buy the tracks as inapp. Far from a gimmick, this multiformat release instead builds up a landscape of gruffs artistic mind and. Gruff rhys american interior at bbc 6 music festival 2015. Feb 06, 2020 01 american interior 02 sugar inside 03 y gwenan gorn 04 cylchdro amser download links. Embracing is an atmosphere american interior when loneliness is so austere american interi.
American interior 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. Im welsh musician gruff rhys, my new album american interior. The american interior ep2 12 vinyl is on its way to you now. Super furry animals official website for the super furry. For one, the explorer in question is john evans, the man who first mapped out the missouri river whilst searching for another of those lost welsh tribes, and who rhys has suggested might also be a distant relative of his. He was a drummer for welsh band catatonia from 19931996, recording on their early singles and debut album way beyond blue released in 1996. Like most projects involving gruff though, theres more to american interior than initial. American interior is the latest solo album by gruff rhys of the super furry animals, but its much more than that. American interior is the title track from the new album, film, book and app project by gruff rhys. Gruff rhys is the lead singer of the welsh band super furry animals. Apr 10, 2014 gruff rhys talks albums as apps and american interior gruff rhys shot to fame as singer of super furry animals, the welsh psychedelic pop group acclaimed for bringing together melodic guitar pop and electronica. The singer managed to achieve recognition due to his own distinctive character and universality. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Like most projects involving gruff though, theres more to american interior than initial impressions suggest.
Its a surprising thing for him to say, given that many of the songs hes written over the last couple of decades are proper stories, even at their most offbeat. It was recorded and mixed at toybox, bristol by the incredible ali chant apart from the strings which were recorded at metropolis, london. Praxis makes perfect, in scale, seems inferior when compared to american interior, an affectionate tribute to fellow welshman john evans. Its a welsh language song based on a native american chant.
Rhys spent most of 2012 retreading the path that he took more than two centuries ago. News \ watch gruff rhys psychedelic journey into american interior super furry animals and neon neon singer chases unlikely heritage in new projects first video. An album, a movie, and a book, american interior traced rhys journey through america to track the legend of john evans, a welshman who searched for the. American interior is the fourth solo album by gruff rhys, released on 5 may 2014. May, 2014 super furry animals frontman gruff rhys latest solo project was inspired by his recent discovery that hes a descendent of john evans, a welsh explorer from the 1790s. Its a documentary film, a book and an app for ios and android devices. Born in 1970, rhys played in creation records emily as well as ffa coffi pawb, but his first foray into the musical arts was at the ripe age of five, when he wrote an o. Not only that, his work also comes with a sense of wonder, discovery and selffulfillment. Gruff rhys and his band, super furry animals, have rocked my world since 1996 when they released one of the most magnificent debut albums of all time, fuzzy logic, and they, to my astonishment, managed to surpass their stellar first album several times with some truly remarkable, wildly creative pieces of work. Im welsh musician gruff rhys, my new album american. Gruff rhys american interior ep2 2014, 320 kbps, file. American interior, an album by gruff rhys on spotify.
Gruff rhys set fire to the stars by finders keepers. Gruff rhys journeys into the american interior listen 7. Having helped craft concept albums about publishers and car designers, rhys has moved onto 18th century welsh explorers. American interior is a unique project that firmly establishes gruff rhys as a captivating storyteller, blurring the boundaries and possibilities of songwriting, music, literature, film and technology to create a multisensory experience telling the incredible true story of john evans. Gruff rhys journeys into the american interior by npr staff. My fiancee wants fire in my heart, but im not so sure though im falling apart is great for a wedding.
Check out american interior by gruff rhys on amazon music. Welsh musician gruff rhys films his latest road trip. Super furry animals frontman gruff rhys latest solo project was inspired by his recent discovery that hes a descendent of john evans, a welsh explorer from the 1790s. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. In 2008 gruff collaborated with boom bip and released neon neon stainless style, a concept album with a string of guest musicians. Evans didnt find the tribe and for rhys the journey itself is the destination, a journey he chronicled in a film, in a book, and in this concept album.
The official youtube channel of gruff rhys, musician, songwriter, solo artist and member of super furry animals and neon neon. Im also happy to announce brand new eu and us tour dates. Available on itunes in 1792, john evans, a farmhand from snowdonia travelled to america to discover whether there was a welshspeaking native american tribe walking the great plains. The project also consists of rhyss solo album with tracks from the film turnstile and a hardback, paperback, ebook and app about the. May 01, 2014 american interior will tell the tale of john evans, who set out to find a welshspeaking native american tribe in 1792 published. Set fire to the stars original motion picture soundtrack twisted nerve 2018. Im getting married later this year, and we want one of your songs as our first dance. After concept albums about a wealthy italian trotskyite, an eccentric car designer, and a film about a search for lost welsh tribes in argentina, the news that gruff rhys was to release an album about something as straightforward as an american explorer could be seen as something of a let down. The project is inspired by john evans, an 18th century explorer who travelled to america in 1792 on a mission to. His first solo album, yr atal genhedlaeth preceded his bands lp, love kraft, in winter 05. In 2014, the pair codirected a film about the welsh explorer john evans, american interior. Gruff rhys and his band, super furry animals, have rocked my world since 1996 when they released one of the most magnificent debut albums of all time, fuzzy logic, and they, to my astonishment, managed to surpass their stellar first album several times with some truly remarkable, wildly creative pieces of. Gruff rhys is currently recording his next proper solo album.
Download gruff rhys mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Welsh musician gruff rhys was born in city haverfordwest in 1970. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. The american interior project has spawned an album, but also a book, a film and an app, produced by the company he set up with his partner catryn ramasut to make previous film separado in 2010. Gruff rhys in quest for lost welsh tribe channel 4 news duration.
Gruff ab arwel arranged all the strings and gavin fitzjohn played and scored the brass. Available for free to those who preordered the american interior box set. American interior captures rhys own attempt to retrace the footsteps of explorer john evans, who set out in the 1790s to find the lost welshspeaking tribe. Far from a gimmick, this multiformat release instead builds up a landscape of gruffs artistic mind and each element serves as a compliment to the others. Gruff rhys talks albums as apps and american interior. The top ranked albums by gruff rhys are american interior, babelsberg and hotel shampoo. An album, a movie, and a book, american interior traced rhys journey through america to track the legend of john evans, a welshman who searched for the legendary lost tribe of welshspeaking. May 09, 2014 american interior is the latest solo album by gruff rhys of the super furry animals, but its much more than that. Gruff rhys albums, songs discography album of the year. Gruff rhys ventures into the american interior two men. He released a third solo album, hotel shampoo on 14th. Gruff rhys american interior official video youtube. During the same period super furry animals formed and ieuan left catatonia to focus on them. The project is inspired by john evans, an 18th century explorer who traveled to america in 1792 on a mission to find a welshspeaking native american tribe.
Gruff successfully acted as a member of various bands, while his solo. Over 200 years later, distant relative gruff rhys super furry animals. There is a man in music today who never seems to put a foot wrong all whilst producing a disarmingly eclectic body of music. It is also an exploration of how wild fantasies interact with hard history and how myth. American interior the film, is one part of a pioneering multiplatform project with a global reach set to hit uk screens on 9 may 2014. Earlier this year gruff rhys arranged for the release of his newest album american interior to be accompanied by a film, book and, last but not least, a mobile app. It is a concept album based on the life of the explorer john evans. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Embracing is an atmosphere american interior when loneliness is so austere american interior if only you could join me here american interio. Gruff rhys has shared a new song called no profit in pain to mark the nhs 70th anniversary. The project also consists of rhyss solo album with tracks from the film turnstile and a hardback, paperback, ebook and app about the life of don juan evans also written by rhys penguin. American interior is the forthcoming album, film, book and app project by gruff rhys. In may 2014, rhys released his new work, american interior, a combined project of an.
American interior is a unique project that firmly establishes gruff rhys as a captivating storyteller, blurring the. Over 200 years later, distant relative gruff rhys super furry animals retraces the explorers route. His new multimedia solo project, american interior. From the mind of gruff rhys, anything is possible and everything is permissible, and on the super. He then released his second solo effort, candylion, which includes songs in english, welsh and spanish and collaborations with lisa jen of 9bach and sean ohagan of the high llamas. It was released in cinemas in the uk on 9 may 2014. Gruff rhys journeys into the american interior the super furry animals frontmans new multimedia project explores the improbable and fantastic history of his 18thcentury ancestor john evans. Watch gruff rhys psychedelic journey into american interior. American interior will tell the tale of john evans, who set out to find a welshspeaking native american tribe in 1792 published. It was three years ago, before the release of hotel shampoo, that gruff rhys said.
Our guide is welsh singersongwriter gruff rhys, of the band super furry animals. Your current browser isnt compatible with soundcloud. Gruff rhys is set to release his new solo album, american interior, next week 5 may, but you can listen to the whole record now via q, complete with unique visuals the album which is also accompanied by a documentary and an app retraces the steps of 18thcentury welsh explorer john evans, who walked part of the way across north america looking for a lost tribe of welsh indians. The best album credited to gruff rhys is american interior which is ranked. Bestknown for his tenure in the hardtopegdown welsh outfit super furry animals, gruff rhys has a long history in british rock. Gruff rhys, sam lee, jocelyn pook, jon ronson read the blog. It is a documentary about gruff rhys s trip to patagonia to try to locate members of his family whose ancestors had emigrated in victorian times. Gruffudd maredudd bowen rhys is a welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and. His parents were fond of poetry, and there is no doubt that it predetermined gruffs becoming and growing up. It is a documentary about gruff rhyss trip to patagonia to try to locate members of his family whose ancestors had emigrated in victorian times. Rhys then returned to neon neon for 20s praxis makes perfect and then devoted himself to an ambitious multimedia project called american interior. For more information visit the official gruff rhys website or connect with gruff on twitter and facebook.
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