The Latest Breaking News from Gruff Rhys

Super Furry Animals’ foray into football is not part of Big Music’s money grab

The sponsorship deal between Cwmbran Celtic and the Welsh indie-rockers is a nostalgia trip rather than a cynical attempt to monetise ‘adjacent audiences’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8

Super Furry Animals at O2 Academy Brixton: A joyously irrepressible experience

5/5 Back for a reunion tour, the Welsh cult heroes easily devour O2 Academy Brixton in their yeti gear

Evening Standard · May 28

Super Furry Animals review – stirring reunion showcases immaculate songcraft

The Welsh band with a weird edge mostly let their formidable music speak for itself, lent a transcendent power by frontman Gruff Rhys’s rich voice

The Guardian - UK · May 10

Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals to reform for tour next year

The Supacabra tour includes six dates in Britain and Ireland next May.

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2025

‘Together in creativity for peace!’ Sain, the indie label pushing Welsh music forward for 56 years

It’s gone from a cowshed to a cultural institution. As its 3,000-album archive gets digitised, different generations explain how Sain deepened Welsh identity

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

Gruff Rhys: Sadness Sets Me Free review – an irresistible mix of melancholy and joy

Lyrical diatribes against the government, the monarchy and property developers are rendered in light, lush instrumentation on Rhys’s 25th album

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024

From All of Us Strangers to Daniel Sloss: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal are lovers across time in a superb fantasy-drama, and the comedian’s comedian tours his cerebral, laser-guided standup

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

Gruff Rhys: ‘We sold the Super Furry Animals tank to Don Henley from the Eagles’

The Welsh musician, composer and film-maker answers your questions about partying with Oasis, sponsoring Cardiff City FC and getting the old band back together

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Post your questions for Gruff Rhys

Your chance to grill the Welsh indie darling and Super Furry Animals frontman on his tank-driving skills, theatre work and his impulsively recorded new album, Sadness Sets Me Free

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024

Lost and Found review – catchy songs and breezy fun as Gruff Rhys steers Oliver Jeffers’ story

Musician-puppeteers help tell the tale of a boy and a penguin in this carefully crafted adaptation of the popular picture book

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023