This is really such a wild story, and im glad gruff rhys from the super furry animals brought it to life in stunning fashion. 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. Welsh cult musician gruff rhys documents his latest musical road trip. He played the drums for machlud, a band from north wales, when he was a teenager. 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. 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. Im welsh musician gruff rhys, my new album american. The quixotic journey of john evans, his search for a lost tribe and how, fuelled by fantasy and possibly booze, he accidentally annexed a third of north america by rhys, gruff isbn. All copies came with an art print signed by gruff rhys and a weblink for the immediate download of the mp3 single american interior was sent via email upon order confirmation. Gruff rhys is a prolific and inventive welsh musician whose music encompasses a range of styles, including psychedelia, folk and electropop. Gruff rhys american interior official trailer youtube. 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.
Over 200 years later, distant relative gruff rhys super furry animals retraces the explorers route through the continent by means of an investigative concert tour. American interior, an album by gruff rhys on spotify. 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. The national health service was established in 1948 as part of a series of social reforms following. He accidentally annexed a third of north america gruff rhys on. Gruffudd maredudd bowen rhys is a welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and. The songs of american interior and other choice cuts will ring out for the first time in the heart of the metropolis and the ears of audience members. With american interior, rhys not only follows in evans footsteps but, in his own way, helps fulfill his original mission.
Your current browser isnt compatible with soundcloud. His first solo album, yr atal genhedlaeth preceded his bands lp, love kraft, in winter 05. Gruff rhys talks albums as apps and american interior. It was three years ago, before the release of hotel shampoo, that gruff rhys said. Limited to just 500 copies, the american interior deluxe box set was only available only through preorders from gruff rhys official webstore. Lyrically speaking, the album features some of the most sobering, spiteful songwriting of rhys career, with little of his trademark whimsy to cut through the blacksky mood. Along the way he changed his name and religion several times, swore allegiance to the spanish crown, repelled british traders, was. Features song lyrics for gruff rhyss american interior album. 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. In may 2014, rhys released his new work, american interior, a combined project of an. Find gruff rhys discography, albums and singles on allmusic. In the ewan jones morrisdirected video, a nuclear armageddon unfolds around them, but rhys and cole are more concerned with finding the. Over 200 years later, distant relative gruff rhys super furry animals. Like most projects involving gruff though, theres more to american interior than.
The project also consists of rhys s 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. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Gruff rhys american interior 2014, 180 gram, vinyl. The official youtube channel of gruff rhys, musician, songwriter, solo artist and member of super furry animals and neon neon. 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. Having helped craft concept albums about publishers and car designers, rhys has moved onto 18th century welsh explorers.
Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Embracing is an atmosphere american interior when loneliness is so austere american interior if only you could join me here american interio. Not only that, his work also comes with a sense of wonder, discovery and selffulfillment. Gruff ab arwel arranged all the strings and gavin fitzjohn played and scored the brass. American interior is the fourth solo album by gruff rhys, released on 5 may 2014. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. An album, a movie, and a book, american interior traced rhys journey through america to.
Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the gruff rhysdirected movie via. Also available in itunes more by gruff rhys see all. 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. Im welsh musician gruff rhys, my new album american interior is out now.
American interior is the title track from the new album, film, book and app project by gruff rhys. Bestknown for his tenure in the hardtopegdown welsh outfit super furry animals, gruff rhys has a long history in british rock. It was released in cinemas in the uk on 9 may 2014. Steve mason vocals, gordon anderson guitar, john maclean keyboardssamples, steve duffield bass and robin jones drums formed this highly acclaimed uk art rock band while studying at college in edinburgh, scotland in the mid90s.
Embracing is an atmosphere american interior when loneliness is so austere american interior if only you could join me here. American interior is an exploration of how wild fantasies interact with hard history and how mythmaking can inspire humans to partake in crazy, vain pursuits of glory, including exploration, war. It was recorded and mixed at toybox, bristol by the incredible ali chant apart from the strings which were recorded at metropolis, london. The alabama gulf coast is heavily developed with condo and hotel properties. If, years from now, social anthropologists note an. 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. 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. Gruff rhys is the lead singer of the welsh band super furry animals. 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. Download gruff rhys mp3 songs and albums music downloads. American interior is the forthcoming album, film, book and app project by gruff rhys. Watch gruff rhys psychedelic journey into american interior. Get all the lyrics to songs by gruff rhys and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
Gruff rhys will play solo concerts at the soho theatre, london for a week from the 5th of may to celebrate the release of the american interior album, app, book and film during the same week. Would they download the app for free and buy the tracks as inapp. In 2014, the pair codirected a film about the welsh explorer john evans, american interior. Gruff rhys albums, songs discography album of the year. 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. Gruff rhys has shared a new song called no profit in pain to mark the nhs 70th anniversary. His third album, hotel shampoo, won the artrocker album of the year award and the welsh music prize in 2011. American interior is the title track from the new album, film, book and app project by.
Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Gruff rhys releases his third solo album hotel shampoo, his most soulful and peaceful collection of songs to date. Welsh cult musician gruff rhys documents his latest musical road trip, retracing the fantastical american journey of his 18th century ancestor, the explorer don juan evans. Gruff rhys, sam lee, jocelyn pook, jon ronson read the blog. American interior is a unique project 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. The quixotic journey of john evans, his search for a lost tribe and how. Its a documentary film, a book and an app for ios and android devices. Babelsberg is another journey through the american landscape, but it forsakes speculative history to survey the nations current condition. Now the state wants to use gulf coast restoration funds. Looking to watch american interior on your tv, phone, or tablet.
Gruff rhys american interior official video youtube. For more information visit the official gruff rhys website or connect with gruff on twitter and facebook. Thinking about love, sketches of life situations, conversations, thoughts all of it has become the base to lyrics. 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. News \ watch gruff rhys psychedelic journey into american interior super furry animals and neon neon singer chases unlikely heritage in new projects first video. American interior is a unique project that firmly establishes gruff rhys as a captivating storyteller, blurring the. 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. There is a man in music today who never seems to put a foot wrong all whilst producing a disarmingly eclectic body of music. American interior is the latest solo album by gruff rhys of the super furry animals, but its much more than that. Gruff rhys doesnt let the apocalypse prevent him from vainly taking his own picture in the new video for selfies in the sunset, a duet with lily cole and the closing track off the super furry animals singers latest lp babelsberg. It is a concept album based on the life of the explorer john evans. 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. Gruff rhys set fire to the stars by finders keepers. American interior 2014 stream and watch online moviefone.
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