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<b><span style="font-size:24.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Gruff Rhys </span>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Premieres New Music Video for “Lost Tribes” –
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ibh0YIKrZI">PRESS HERE</a> to watch<i></i></span></b></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">American Interior</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif""> Out November 4<sup>th</sup></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt; font-family:"Georgia","serif"">US Tour Begins in November</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""><img id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CFD9A0.5A7D2760" alt="Credit - Andy Martin" height="433" width="322" border="0"></span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""></span></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"> premiered his new video for “<b>Lost Tribes</b>”<i>.</i> “Lost Tribes” is from his new album
<b><i>American Interior</i></b>, which will be released in the US on <b>November 4<sup>th</sup></b> on<b> Turnstile</b>.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ibh0YIKrZI">PRESS HERE</a> to watch the video.<i></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">“Lost Tribes” is a song about the 18th century explorer
<a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Evans_(explorer)">John Evans</a>'s misguided quest to find a lost Welsh tribe in the American interior - thought to be descendants of the mythical 12th century prince - Madog. In this video directed by Dylan Goch,
Gruff Rhys dresses for the wilderness in the guise of a Welsh radical, sartorially inspired in particular by the druid and Chartist
<a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Price_(doctor)">Dr. William Price</a>. Evans is represented by a 3 ft tall avatar in felt designed by Pete Fowler and the Felt Mistress.
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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="https://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" 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
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November 20 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">±</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">* with Sean Bones<br>
# with Willis Earl Beal<br>
± with East India Youth</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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