Griff Lynch Shares New Single Same Old Show Feat. James Dean Bradfield, Announces Debut Solo Album
Friday, 04 July 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Carys Huws
Griff Lynch, guitarist and frontman of Welsh language band Yr Ods, has announced his debut solo album.
Written over the past five years, 'Blas Melysa'r Mis' will arrive on through Lwcus T on October 10, and was recorded by the Welsh musician in his bedroom and small studios, later layering in strings and brass to enrich depth, with assistance from composer Owain Llwyd.
To coincide with the announcement, Lynch has shared the lead single, Same Old Show, a blend of melancholic indie-folk and orchestral textures that features guest vocals from James Dean Bradfield. It actually marks the first time the Manic Street Preachers frontman has sung in Welsh on record. Lynch said:
"I texted him a link to the song and to my surprise he answered me in Welsh, I didn't even know at the time that he had learned Welsh. For someone like him, a Welsh icon, to learn the language means a great deal to Welsh speakers. It has a lasting, positive impact on our culture, one that James himself might not fully realise."
'Blas Melysa'r Mis' tracklist:
1. Gwlad Fy Nyhead
2. Cyntaf i’r Felin
3. Fe Lyncodd
4. Dyna ni i’r Pant y Rhed y Dŵr
5. Same Old Show (feat. James Dean Bradfield)
6. Blas Melysa’r Mis
7. Kombucha
8. Look Out for Number One
9. Ti Sy’n Troi (feat. Lleuwen)
10. Os Ti’n Teimlo
11. Y Pethau Heb eu Dweud
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