Y Dydd Olaf
Gwenno Saunders used to front the girl-group the Pipettes. Y Dydd Olaf, her solo debut, is a record about the importance of preserving cultural identity in order to resist corporate death, and on it she establishes herself as a visionary of synth-pop moods and textures.
Never mind War Of The Worlds, Gwenno has made a political, Sci-Fi concept album to die for. Jeff Wayne eat your heart out.
This ain't your Granddaddy's dystopia. The overt dread and gloominess of the apocalypse have become all too frequent, but the hallmarks of the popular sci-fi genre are all but absent on Welsh songstress Gwenno's debut LP Y Dydd Olaf.
Review of the new full-length album from Gwenno 'Y Dydd Olaf' the LP comes out July 24 on Heavenly Recordings. The single 'Patriarcheath' is now streaming.
Misty, mostly Welsh-language anti-totalitarian concept album. CD review by Kieron Tyler