{"product_id":"rhys-gruff-sadness-sets-me-free-1","title":"Gruff Rhys: Sadness Sets Me Free - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSadness Sets Me Free\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eGruff Rhys\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eRough Trade Us\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e191402042023\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2024-01-26\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         2024 release. And so it was that Gruff and his band - Osian Gwynedd (piano), Huw V Williams (double bass) and former Flaming Lips drummer turned Super Furry Animals archivist Kliph Scurlock (drums) piled into a van driven by the late, legendary tour manager \"Dr\" Kiko Loiacono and raced from Dunkirk, where they had just played the final show of a tour of Spain and France, to the outskirts of Paris in the early hours of a March morning in 2022. There, in La Frette Studios, a recording facility installed in a 19th-century house, Gruff and his road-hardened group tracked Sadness Sets Me Free in just three days. Backing vocals were added along the way by Kate Stables from This Is The Kit along with additional strings and orchestration and it was mixed between Marseille and Cardiff. What finally emerged from these intense bouts of cross-continental activity was Gruff's most accomplished and beautiful record to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Sadness Sets Me Free \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Bad Friend \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Celestial Candyfloss \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Silver Lining (Lead Balloons) \u003cbr\u003e1.5 On the Far Side of the Dollar \u003cbr\u003e1.6 They Sold My Home to Build a Skyscraper \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Peace Signs \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Cover Up the Cover Up \u003cbr\u003e1.9 I Tendered My Resignation \u003cbr\u003e1.10 I'll Keep Singing\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gruff Rhys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40476599287879,"sku":"43910854","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4260626-3053207.jpg?v=1711815737","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/rhys-gruff-sadness-sets-me-free-1","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}