Gruff Rhys

What do Mogwai and Danger Mouse and even the hiphop "crew" De la Soul have in common? Well, a nowdays solo artist, Gruff Rhys .
Rhys started off as a drummer for the band Emily. After a few jumps to the bands Super Furry animals and Ffa Coffi Pawd (don't ask) he released his first solo project "Yr atal genhedlaeth" in 2005. Not receiving so good reviews. After listening to it, I can understand why, I mean it sounds kinda monotonous and well the fact that the language is UN-understandable (welsh) doesnt make it any easier...
In 2007 he collaborated with Boom Bip (producer and artist) creating the project "Neon Neon"
After a few more releases, his most recent "Hotel Shampoo", which was released in februari this year, received the Welsh Music prize.

What I can see is that Gruff Rhys is a rather active singer and artist, even contributing with own documentaries, to be more specific he presented in 2010 the documentary "Seperado".

Here you have the song Space dust #2 from his latest album, where the swedish singer Sara Assbring sings along.


Cheers,
Captain.