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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Gruff Rhys To Release Acclaimed <i>American Interior </i>November 4<sup>th</sup> via Turnstile</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">North American Tour Dates Confirmed for November</span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">"An album full of wit, originality and indelible tunes." -
<b><i>The Guardian </i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">"A beautifully listenable, engaging piece that is original without trying too hard and goes beyond its creator to tell a remarkable story." -
<b><i>The Times</i></b> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">"These are epic soundtracks for the lost adventurer within us all." –
<b><i>Mojo</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“With <i>American Interior</i>, Rhys not only follows in Evans’ footsteps but, in his own way, helps fulfill his original mission: If, years from now, social anthropologists note an unusually high
concentration of Super Furry Animals fans along the Missouri, we’ll know why.” -
<b><i>Pitchfork</i></b><i></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">Gruff Rhys</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black"> has announced the US release of his new album
<b><i>American Interior</i></b>. The album is part of a multimedia exploration of his 2012 American "investigative concert tour" told in song, documentary film, book and app form. In 2012, Gruff - known around the world for his work with
<b>Super Furry Animals</b> and <b>Neon Neon</b>, as well as his collaborations with
<b>Gorillaz, Dangermouse and Sparklehorse, Mogwai, Sabrina Salerno,</b> <b>Simian Mobile Disco
</b>- toured the United States seeking out the final resting place of his distant relative John Evans, who left Wales in 1792 on a quest to find a mythical tribe of Welsh speaking First Nation Americans. The 2012 tour began in New Haven, CT where Evans’ personal
map is said to reside. From there Gruff followed in his relative’s footsteps as he investigated Evans’s significance in American history, the true circumstances of his death and the secret location of his burial. Using film, written word, photo-story, social
media and song to create a documentary road movie, book and album, Gruff captures the tale of John Evans epic, and ultimately fatal, journey in his own captivating and inimitable style.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">The exclusive US edition of the <b><i>American Interior</i></b> album will be released on<b> Turnstile </b>on <b>November 4th</b>. The US release will include bonus material. Watch
this space for details.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/gruffrhys/gruff-rhys-american-interior">PRESS HERE</a> to stream the title track from <b><i>American Interior</i></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">Gruff has confirmed a series of North American live shows for <b><i>American Interior</i></b>. These special performances feature music and visual story-telling as Gruff reports his
findings on John Evans' journey to audiences in several cities this November. He'll make stops in <b>Philadelphia</b>, <b>New York</b>, <b>Chicago</b>, <b>Portland</b>, <b>Los Angeles </b>and more. All tour dates are below.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">The <b><i>American Interior </i></b>documentary debuted earlier this year at the South By South West Film festival. Directed by <b>Dylan Goch</b> - who also directed Gruff's 2009
South American road trip movie <b>Separado! </b>- the film follows Gruff and his hand stitched John Evans "avatar" as they retrace the earlier Welshman's epic journey across America<b>.</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHV_6H2hQnM">PRESS HERE</a> to
watch the film's trailer, currently playing in theaters in the UK. The Penguin published <i>American Interior</i> book is available from Amazon.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">American Interior</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black"> is a hugely unique creative endeavor, with Gruff weaving together his music and storytelling
talents to tell a truly engaging tale of history and how myth-making can inspire humans to partake in crazy, vain pursuits of glory, including exploration, war and the creative arts. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">The
<b><i>American Interior</i></b> project was inspired by John Evans, a 22-year old laborer, who responded to a plea for a brave soul to ascertain if there was indeed a tribe of Welsh-speaking First Nation Americans still walking the Great Plains, descendants
of Prince Madog (widely believed at the time to have discovered America in 1170). During the course of an extraordinary adventure, Evans wrestled the largest river reptiles ever seen in the Mississippi, hunted Bison with the Omaha tribe, defected to the Spanish
in St Louis, discovered imaginary volcanoes in Missouri, annexed North Dakota from the British, and created the map that guided Lewis and Clarke on their legendary expedition.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">Two centuries later Gruff Rhys embarks on the same trip and returns with one of the most inventive albums of the year.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">American Interior
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">1. American Exterior</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">3. 100 Unread Messages</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">4. The Whether (Or Not)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">5. The Last Conquistador</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">6. Lost Tribes</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">7. Liberty (Is Where We’ll Be)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">8. Allweddellau Allweddol</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">9. The Swamp</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">10. Iolo</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">11. Walk Into The Wilderness</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">12. Year Of The Dog</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">13. Tiger’s Tale</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Tour Dates</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 6 Philadelphia, PA @ Boot & Saddle</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 7 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 8 New York, NY @ Baby’s All Right</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 10 Toronto, ON @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 11 Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 12 Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 14 Seattle, WA @ Barboza</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 15 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">November 18 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel<br>
November 20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="www.gruffrhys.com">www.gruffrhys.com</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://american-interior.com">http://american-interior.com</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">For more information, contact: Chloe Walsh or Carina Contreras at Press Here Publicity – 323-556-9752 or 212-246-2640
/ <a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">chloe@pressherepublicity.com</a> //
<a href="mailto:carina@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">carina@pressherepublicity.com</a></span><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""></span></u></b></p>
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