Babelsberg

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AlbumJun 08 / 201810 songs, 41m 2s
Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Indie Pop
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7.8 / 10

The Super Furry Animals frontman has always been political, but he’s never sounded as spiteful as he does on this satirical portrait of the United States in 2018.

8 / 10

The Super Furry Animals frontman's lush latest is an entreaty to keep your eyes open and stay positive

7.9 / 10

When last we heard from Gruff Rhys, in 2016, the Welsh singer and Super Furry Animals frontman was gently encouraging his fellow Britons to vote against Brexit with the song I Love EU.

‘Babelsberg’ looks at Rhys’ world as it is now, externally and internally.

A melodic and consistently playful record.

★★★★☆

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7 / 10

Gruff Rhys's decades-long career has been built out of oddball musical turns — for one, having Paul McCartney's guest spot on a Super Furry...

7.5 / 10

After catching the city name Babelsberg on a sign while on tour in 2014, Gruff Rhys made note of it.

8 / 10

‘Babelsberg’ is the cinematic soundtrack of Gruff Rhys' minor failures and awkward episodes.

8 / 10

Best known as the lead singer for Welsh darling Super Furry Animals (who've produced some of the most vibrantly fetching, characteristic, and imaginative...

8.5 / 10

Gruff Rhys emulates past masters in our review of 'Babelsberg' while bringing a control over his orchestra to make it new and his own.

It’s supposed to be a paean to alienation, but Rhys uses 72 musicians to focus the mind on a lush 70s-style sound palette

Album Reviews: Gruff Rhys - Babelsberg

The sometime Super Furry frontman heads for the apocalypse armed with hope and an amazing clutch of songs, review by Barney Harsent

9 / 10