Gruff Rhys and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales review – lush, epic frontiers of Welsh pop

Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffNew album Babelsberg was well-suited to the grand occasion, with flavours of Glen Campbell among spacious melodiesAs celebrations of modern Welshness go, a gig featuring Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys with Wales’s 72-piece national orchestra, next to the country’s government HQ, is a tough one to top – especially as it’s part of Cardiff’s ever-expanding Festival of Voice. Rhys’s music is getting more ornate and political as...

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