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GWENNO Y GATH (FT. CATE LE BON AND H.HAWKLINE)
A holy trinity of Welsh legends combine on Gwenno's latest single 'Y Gath (feat. Cate Le Bon and H.Hawkline)'. Meaning 'the cat' in Welsh, Gwenno explains: "I just don’t know how I feel about cats, you know? But I also think it’s because I am a cat in many ways. I see myself in these creatures and I’m part envious, part disgusted by them. So it’s a song about cats and birds nodding at you, and the style of the song evolved quite naturally into something very familiar and Welsh. And then when I asked Huw (H Hawkline) and Cate (Le Bon) to be on it, it just made complete sense. We all knew what it needed to be, because we’ve all grown up on S4C and 70s psychedelic rock music, and Welsh language music. So we didn’t need to have a big conversation, we just know what this is about.” Sonically as intriguing as the inspiration behind it, the novel and idiosyncratic work will sit amongst 9 other strokes of genius on her forthcoming album Utopia, set for release via Heavenly Recordings on the 11th of July. If you're not afraid of curiosity getting the better of you, we recommend tuning in to 'Y Gath' and its classy new video right now. -Holly Mullineaux
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