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Cat: RT 0086LPE. Rel: 16 Sep 19
Indie

Side 1 - Track 1. Pang! Side 1 - Track 2. Bae Bae Bae Side 1 - Track 3. Digidigol Side 1 - Track 4. Ara Deg (Ddaw'r Awen) Side 1 - Track 5. Eli Haul Side 2 - Track 1. Niwl O Anwiredd Side 2 - Track 2. Taranau Mai Side 2 - Track 3. Ol Bys/Nodau Clust Side 2 - Track 4. Annedd I'm Danedd

A Welsh language album with a couple of verses in Zulu and an English title. If one thing was already clear about the enigmatic Gruff Rhys it's that he doesn't play strictly by numbers, making "Pang!" a logical addition to this oeuvre. If, of course, you're familiar with his oeuvre. Opening with its titular track, the artist immediately makes the few remaining newcomers to his work aware of his deft skills. Complex guitar instrumentation, soft, padding, exotic drum arrangements and - for most people - foreign lyrics. We're immediately transported to faraway climes, and it's here we stay. Playful percussion and looped six strings on "Niwl O Anwiredd". The celebratory "Ara Deg (Ddaw'r Awen)", which recalls sub-Saharan crossover pop. The surreal atmosphere of "Digidigol" - where marching band meets opera in a haze of lilting chords. Put simply, it might be Rhys' most explorative yet, and that's saying something.