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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Gruff Rhys Announces
<i>Atheist Xmas</i> EP<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Xmas</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> is an EP of alternative Christmas songs by
<b>Gruff Rhys</b> – an unholy trinity of three turkey-free new tracks for the festive season.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Motown-tinged opener
<b><i>Post Apocalypse Christmas</i></b> sees Gruff re-imagining the ‘Winterval’ through the semi-melted eyes of a nuclear holocaust survivor. Humanist hymn
<b><i>At The End Of The Line</i></b> deploys lush vocal harmonies, saxophone and also features in the soundtrack for Jesus And Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart’s semi-autobiographical short film,
<b><i>Long Distance Information</i></b>. Mournful piano ballad and curtain closer
<b><i>Slashed Wrists This Christmas</i></b> addresses the seasonally taboo subjects of manic depression and suicide.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Atheist Xmas</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> wraps up a cracker of a year for
<b>Gruff Rhys</b> – releasing his heartwarming and highly praised third solo album,
<b><i>Hotel Shampoo</i></b>, in February lead to extensive touring and headline performances on the stages of several summer festivals. More recently, Gruff has unveiled a collaboration with Turner Prize nominated visual artists Phil Collins, and released
the <b><i>Whale Trail</i></b> single which was inspired by and created for an accompanying iPhone app involving a flying whale. The game has already seen
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">105,000 downloads and counting. Apple has also made
<b><i>Whale Trail</i></b> the game of the week in 78 countries.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Slashed Wrists This Christmas</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> is streaming now at
<b><a href="http://soundcloud.com/pias/gruff-rhys-slashed-wrists-this/s-m9afk#new-timed-comment-at-313551">HERE</a></b>. The 12” vinyl version of
<b><i>Atheist Xmas</i></b> can be preordered now via <a href="http://www.gruffrhys.com">
www.gruffrhys.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">For more information contact: Chloe Walsh – Press Here: chloe(at)pressherepublicity.com Perri(at)pressherepublicity.com 212 246 2640<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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