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mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Hi!</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Hope you're
wonderfully well. I'm sending you this link to a stream of the brand new<b>
GRUFF RHYS </b>album <b>HOTEL SHAMPOO </b>- to be released on<b> Wichita
Records </b>on<b> NEXT WEEK - May 3<sup>rd</sup>! </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">Gruff Rhys will be taking to the road on a coast to coast US tour in May and
June – see dates below. </span></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;
mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica">Gruff, a veritable national treasure in his
native UK, is the singer, songwriter </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black">is the singer, songwriter and leader of Welsh band <b>SUPER FURRY
ANIMALS</b> as well as one half of celebrated electro duo <b>Neon Neon</b>
and was last seen performing with <b>Gorillaz</b> and<b> De La Soul </b>on
"Superfast Jellyfish" from their PLASTIC BEACH album. </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">HOTEL SHAMPOO was
inspired by the collection of miniature shampoo bottles amassed over 15 years
of touring. To launch the album Gruff built a hotel sculpture made out of his
tiny hotel shampoo collection in an art gallery in Cardiff, Wales and spent the
night inside.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">LISTEN TO THE ALBUM
IN FULL HERE:</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="http://www.wichita-recordings.com/promo-pages/hotel-shampoo/" title="http://www.wichita-recordings.com/promo-pages/hotel-shampoo/"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://www.wichita-recordings.com/promo-pages/hotel-shampoo/</span></span></a></span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">password: sh@mp00</span></b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Two videos from Hotel
Shampoo are already available - </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">"Sensations In
The Dark":</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="http://youtu.be/IBg_h9kmRhk" title="http://youtu.be/IBg_h9kmRhk"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://youtu.be/IBg_h9kmRhk</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">"Shark Ridden
Waters":</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="http://youtu.be/usGdERPWoPU" title="http://youtu.be/usGdERPWoPU"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none">http://youtu.be/usGdERPWoPU</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black">Hotel Shampoo</span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black"> has already been met with a whirlwind of rave reviews -</span></span><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> The Sunday Independent (UK)</span></u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> said <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“No
man in <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-gruff-rhys-hotel-shampoo-ovniturnstile-2213669.html"><span class="klink"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">Britain</span></span></a> has a lovelier voice than Rhys, and if you're
looking for meanderingly melodic psych-pop, you wouldn't turn to anyone else
first.”</i></span> <u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;
mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Spin</span></u><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;color:black"> </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black">praises it as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#3A3A3B">…</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">whimsically rewarding…. Super
Furry Animals' frontman makes the gimmicky sublime.”</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"> <u><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Pitchfork</span></u> found that <b><span style="mso-bidi-font-style:italic">Hotel Shampoo</span></b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">“</i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#3A3A3B">manages to
strike the right balance between Rhys' desire to indulge odd whims, lyrical
humor, outright pop, and heartfelt sentiment. More importantly, he always makes
it sound effortless.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">Please let me know if
you would like a CD of this release, photos, UK press clips etc. Gruff is
available for interviews.</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black">See Gruff building
his hotel of shampoo here: </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="http://t.co/yAl8pxh!" title="http://t.co/yAl8pxh!"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none;text-underline:
none">http://t.co/yAl8pxh!</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Catch Gruff Rhys On Tour **:</span></u></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/18<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Brooklyn,
NY @ Knitting Factory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/19<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Philadelphia,
PA @ Johnny Brenda’s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/20<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Washington,
DC @Red Palace<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/21<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Carrboro,
NC @Local 506<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/22<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Atlanta,
GA @ The Earl<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/24<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Nashville,
TN @ Mercy Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/25<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Birmingham,
AL @ Bottletree<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/27<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Austin,
TX @ Mohawk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/28<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Dallas,
TX @ Club Dada<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/30<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Tempe,
AZ @ Sail Inn / Rhythm Room<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">5/31<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>San
Diego, CA @ Casbah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/1<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/2<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>San
Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop/ Popscene <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/3<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Portland,
OR @ Mississippi Studios<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/4<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Vancouver,
Canada @ Biltmore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/5<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Seattle,
WA @ Tractor Tavern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/8<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Minneapolis,
MN @ Triple Rock<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/9<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Chicago,
IL @ Schuba’s<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/10<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Pontiac,
MI @ Pike Room<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/11<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>
<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Toronto,
Canada @ Horseshoe Tavern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/14<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Boston,
MA @ Brighton Music Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial">6/15<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>New
York, NY @ Mercury Lounge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">**All dates with support from
backing band <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Y Niwl<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>x</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Chloe </o:p></p>
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