Stereogum — The Velvet Underground's seminal debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico turned 50 years old in March. To celebrate that anniversary, John Cale enlisted the Kills, Clinic, Wild Beasts, Nadine Shah, and Fat White Family to help him perform the LP in... more info

The Quietus — Super Furry Animals frontman shares soundtrack for new film, Set Fire To The Stars; listen below more info

Obscure Sound — Power-funk electro-dance project Young Travoltaz possess an instantly engaging sound that meshes fleeting contemporary indie-rock, nostalgic disco-funk, and an ’80s anthemic spirit into one easily digestible sound. The passionate verses flow consis... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys has just released a new song titled "I Love EU." It's a protest song, about the upcoming referendum to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union... Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — Think of Europe as a megaclub with lots of different rooms. Sure, not all of them are good. But isn’t better than the fights when a dozen clubs all chuck out at the same time?My new song genuinely came to me in a daydream, while I was trying t... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rachel Juarez-Carr & Christopher Jesse Juarez 'The Insatiable Inflatable Candylion' @ SWALEC Stadium Only the imagination of Gruff Rhys could have come up with this singular show. He expands his 2007 album Candylion into a psychedelic fable... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rachel Juarez-Carr Gruff Rys @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London 10/20/2015 There's a lot of news in the world of Super Furry Animals. Having gotten back together for the reissue of the 2000 Welsh language LP, Mwng, and to... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — In December we caught up with Gruff Rhys, during his last pass through LA, in support of 2014’s American Interior - the Welshman’s fourth solo release, beginning with 2005’s Yr Atal Genhedlaeth. Recorded at Red Rockets Glare in Rancho Park, an ... more info

The Independent — Songs about self-harm do not feature on the average Christmas playlist, but a track about that very theme appears on a new BBC compilation album. more info

Stereogum — Gruff Rhys is best known as the frontman of the Welsh psych-rock band Super Furry Animals, but this time of year I tend to remember him as the songwriter behind some of the most disturbing Christmas songs ever written. Rhys has been performing solo f... more info