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by
Gruff Rhys
- Record Label: Placid Casual / Rough Trade
- Release Date: Mar 15, 2005
- Summary: This Welsh-language disc marks the solo debut for the Super Furry Animals frontman.
- Record Label: Placid Casual / Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Welsh
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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And if the production is not as sumptuous as a Furry’s album – although it’s by no means lo-fi – thematically it’s business as usual.
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MojoAs a rough cut solo exercise, Rhys has delivered a blinder. [Feb 2005, p.102]
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All Yr Atal Genhedlaeth lacks is the unifying ambition of the great SFA records.
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"Yr Atal Genhedlaeth" is undoubtedly a charismatic prize for die-hard Rhys/Super Furries fans, but for drive-by listeners, it's just an interesting appendix to the band's body of work.
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Yr Atal Genhedlaeth is so bereft of embellishments that its songs scrape by with the bare essentials: rhythm and melody.
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Under The RadarRawer and less accessible than [Mwng], it still contains many moments that will put a smile on the faces of die-hard SFA fans. [#9]
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Q MagazineThese stripped-down efforts offer an insight into the singer's writing methods, but not much else. [Feb 2005, p.102]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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rubymarvelousJul 12, 2005
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FancieladTFeb 8, 2005
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LloydyMar 30, 2005Like mwng on acid ! GRUFF IS GOD.
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