Gruff Rhys - An Atheist Christmas

•    Limited to 750 copies worldwide.

•    ‘Atheist Xmas EP’ wraps up a cracker of a year for Gruff Rhys, releasing his heartwarming, highly praised third solo album ‘Hotel Shampoo’ in February, leading to extensive touring and headline performances on the stages of several Summer festivals.

• Motown-tinged opener ‘Post Apocalypse Christmas’ sees Gruff re-imagining the ‘Winterval’ through the semi-melted eyes of a nuclear holocaust survivor.

•    Humanist hymn ‘At The End Of The Line’ deploys lush vocal harmonies and saxophone, and also features on the soundtrack for Jesus And Mary Chain bassist Douglas Hart’s semi-autobiographical short film, ‘Long Distance Information’.

•    Meanwhile, mournful piano ballad and curtain closer ‘Slashed Wrists This Christmas’ addresses the seasonally taboo subjects of manic depression and suicide.

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