Following the previously shared Silver Lining (Lead Balloons) and Celestial Candyfloss, the whimsical, piano-led track marks the third and final preview of his new album, 'Sadness Sets Me Free'. He said:
"People always refer to good friends. This song is toying with the idea of the ‘bad friend’. Maybe a bad friend is still better than not being a friend at all. Some friends function better than others, but they’re not enemies. Within the structures of 21st-century life, the pressure on people’s time – and what we are expected to be able to perform in daily life – is so kaleidoscopic.
"If I could shorten the sentiments to one line, it would be ‘all in good time'. It’s me reaching out to friends through song because maybe I haven’t had the chance to go to their house or talk to them on the phone."
Head below to view the song's Mark James-directed video, which was shot at various locations throughout Wales, including Hard Lines Coffee in Canton, Cardiff.
Rhys will drop his eighth solo LP through Rough Trade Records on January 26, following up to 2021's 'Seeking New Gods'.
He'll support the release with a UK and Ireland tour beginning later in January, which includes a run of intimate record store shows. In the spring, he'll play Margam's In It Together Festival.
Gruff Rhys Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri January 26 2024 - CARDIFF RWCMD
Sat January 27 2024 - NOTTINGHAM Rough Trade
Sun January 28 2024 - LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
Mon January 29 2024 - LONDON Rough Trade
Tue January 30 2024 - KINGSTON St Johns Church
Wed January 31 2024 - BRIGHTON Resident
Thu February 01 2024 - TOTNES Barrel House Ballroom
Fri February 02 2024 - ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre
Wed February 07 2024 - LONDON Kings Place
Sat February 10 2024 - MANCHESTER New Century
Wed February 14 2024 - BELFAST Empire Music Hall
Thu February 15 2024 - DUBLIN Sugar Club
Fri February 16 2024 - DUBLIN Sugar Club
Sat February 17 2024 - LIVERPOOL Arts Club
Mon February 19 2024 - GLASGOW Saint Luke's
Thu February 22 2024 - BRISTOL Bristol Strange Brew
Fri February 23 2024 - BRISTOL Bristol Strange Brew
Sat February 24 2024 - NARBERTH Narberth Queens Hall
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