Gruff Rhys - Candylion

i just want SFA albums on Spotify so i can do the artist poll already.

are SFA not on spotify in the US? all their albums are here except for Love Kraft

i like the new Gruff track, never really listened to much of his solo work but this one has quite a nice sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qYSfaNJVic

US Spotify only has Fuzzy Logic then jumps to Mwng to Hey Venus!

I don't think you'll hear or see anything new on Spotify until the next reissue, which will be Guerrilla. Could've sworn Radiator was on there, though.

SFA discussion sans Turrican should be interesting

He's... gone?

Anyway, I'm really pleased with how these new songs sound and I'm glad he went for something new. He's also on four tracks on the new Africa Express album that's out on Friday. Looking forward to listening to that as well.

He's in a time out because of Radiohead, lol. He'll be back.

I've known him for a long time.

He's an emotional individual.

oh this is so good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEwPfg5eVnY

Oh man, this one is wonderful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieWdmqTXtkI

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/my-culture-fix-gruff-rhys-kdxgpktjf?shareToken=2288bb30a86ce63fada94af401916a8b

I liked this. Always good to see recommendations from Gruff.

Another pretty good album by Gruff.

The last one was also really good.

Seems he's found his sound.

Re-visiting the older albums. Candylion was pretty good too, wasn't it?

Gruff Rhys is playing in town in about 10 days. I think I need to go to this.

Saw SFA once in San Francisco at the Bottom of the Hill. Guerrilla tour.

I was living in San Francisco at that time. I remember they closed with "The Man Don't Give a Fuck," my mind was blown. They turned into my favorite band at that time.

Oops missed this thread. I like his new tuneful pop-rock album Sadness Sets Me Free. I saw SFA once in Baltimore. Gruff is in DC tonight

Not sure if that meant you are in DC? If you go please give a review of the show, can really cement my choice.

Yes saw him and his band do a strong hour and half Washington DC gig tonight. Lots of songs from new album and they seemed more energetic and faster tempoed live. A bit more psychedelic tinges too. He had a nice falsetto on a few songs. The keyboardist was really good. The bassist switched between acoustic bass and electric bass. At times his goofy sense of humor was on display. He held up signs with messages for the audience— “wild abandon “ and many others. They had moving company like shirts on but he said they were lugging emotional baggage. He stopped a song or 2 and started chatting about something and then resumed the songs. Thankfully he didn’t overdo these things. Much of the time he seemed to be deeply concentrating on his singing and guitar playing.

I don’t know his whole catalogue that well but I think the setlist was similar to what he played in the March 5 Paris show listed on setlist

https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/gruff-rhys-53d6ef51.html

I think SFA’s got way better songs, but Gruff’s a way better performer with his solo material than he was with SFA. SFA generally disappointed me as a live band.

I scored tickets for $5

Wow! Enjoy the show