Gruff Rhys Announces New Album ‘Pang!’
Gruff Rhys Announces New Album ‘Pang!’
pang [ pang]
noun
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:a pang of remorse; a pang of regreta sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm:hunger pangs.
Gruff Rhys will release his new album ‘Pang!’, produced and mixed by the South African electronic artist Muzi, on Rough Trade Records on 13th September. ‘Pang!’ is a Welsh pop album with a couple of verses of Zulu and an English title, which developed unexpectedly over about 18 months.
Pre-order ‘Pang!’ on deluxe vinyl (special packaging w/ blue spattered vinyl) from the Rough Trade webstore (or select ex-US indie shops), or on green standard vinyl or CD HERE
Check out the video for the album’s title track, directed by ace auteur Mark James who also designed the ‘Pang!’ album (out 13th September) sleeve HERE and hear it on digital services along with “Bae Bae Bae” from the album HERE.
Gruff explains “Pang!” is a Welsh language song with an English title. It started life as a folk reel and soon expanded into a ‘list’ song, listing various reasons for pangs; hunger, regret, twitter, pain, bad design etc. Using the English word pang in a Welsh language track may appear weird but I suppose it’s like using the French word ‘Magazine’ in an English song. In that it’s slightly pretentious but completely acceptable.”
Album tracklisting:
1.Pang!2.Bae Bae Bae3.Digidigol4.Ara Deg (Ddaw’r Awen)5.Eli Haul6.Niwl O Anwiredd7.Taranau Mai8.Ol Bys / Nodau Clust9.Annedd Im Danedd8.Oi Bys Nodau Clust9.Annedd Im Danedd
US TOUR DATES
5th Sept – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere Rooftop – US7th Sept – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Festival – US9th Sept – Chicago, IL – Hiedout – US10th Sept – Kansas City, MO – recordBar – US13th Sept – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon – US15th Sept – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel – US
EU TOUR DATES21st Sept – Bethesda, Wales, Gwyl Ara Deg – UK – sold out15th Oct – Sage Gateshead – UK16th Oct – Spree fest Paisley, Scotland – UK18th Oct – S?n fest, Cardiff – UK19th Oct – Future Days Festival, Birmingham – UK20th Oct – Yes, Manchester – UK21st Oct – Stoney’s field, Cambridge – UK23rd Oct – Earth, London – UK6th Nov – Paris – Le Pop-UP du Label – FR7th Nov – Utrecht – Le Guess Who Fest – NL8th Nov – Gent – Democrazy – BE9th Nov – Berlin – Privatclub – DE