Biography
Gruffudd Maredudd Bowen Rhys (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡrɨ̞fɨ̞ð maˈrɛdɨ̞ð ˈbowɛn ˈr̥ɨːs]; born 18 July 1970) is a Welsh musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author. He performs solo and with several bands, including Super Furry Animals, which obtained mainstream success in the 1990s. He formed the electro-pop outfit Neon Neon with Boom Bip. Their album Stainless Style was nominated for the 2008 Nationwide Mercury Prize. He won the 2011 Welsh Music Prize for his album Hotel Shampoo, which was followed up by American Interior in 2014, accompanied by a film, a book and a mobile app. His most recent album, Dim Probs, was released in 2025. He is considered a figurehead of the era known as Cool Cymru.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Plastic Beach
2010
पर्वत (The Mountain)
2026
Rock Action
2001
Dark Night Of The Soul
2010
Under The Western Freeway
1997
Fuzzy Logic
1996
American Interior
2014
Rings Around The World
2001
Careful Of Your Keepers
2023
Colour Of The Trap
2011
The Singles Collection 2001-2011
2011
Stainless Style
2008
Guerrilla
1999
Seeking New Gods
2021
Hotel Shampoo
2011
Songbook (The Singles, Volume One)
2004
Mwng
2000
Radiator
1997
EGOLI
2019
Central Belters
2015
Come Closer
2011
Candylion
2007
Music From The OC: Mix 6 Covering Our Tracks
2006
Welsh Rare Beat
2005
Credited work
475 releases · 88 albums · active 1985–2026
- Performance · 778
- Other credits · 269
- Production · 48
- Engineering · 14
Studios: Stiwdio Ofn · Rockfield Studios · Studio 13 (4) · Chung King Studios