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Howl Griff | |
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 Left to right: Hywel Griffiths, Nick Moore, Gary Parkinson and Steve Kennedy | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Wales |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Dockrad |
| Members | Hywel Griffiths Nick Moore Gary Parkinson Steve Kennedy Adrian Evans |
| Past members | John Davy Matthew Barnes |
| Website | Official website |
Howl Griff, formed inWales in 2006, is a five-piecepsychedelic rock band currently signed to the Dockrad' label.[1] The band contains members from Aberystwyth, Bolton, Merseyside and Texas but all currently live in London. They have released three albums:Howl Griff, in Welsh, andThe Hum andFragile Diamond, in English.
The band's first (Welsh-language) album,Howl Griff (2008), was released on the Dockrad label. It received airplay on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales, and the band appeared onS4C showsBandit andUned 5 playing songs from the album. Some of the tracks of the album were re-recorded in English and released later in 2008 asThe English EP.
The band's second album,The Hum, was released in late 2010 on the Dockrad/Catdog Label and spawned the singles "Bluebirds", "Crash and Burn", "Devotion" and "Sunrise". Tracks from the album were played acrossBBC Radio 6 Music and described byLauren Laverne as "bloody lush".[2]
The band's third album,Fragile Diamond, was released in October 2012.
In 2014, the band released new material, a double-A single, "We're Still Running" / "Backyard".
