Name: Welsh Words featuring Gruff Rhys by The Fashion Weak
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: Gruff Rhys appears to John MOuse in a dream sequence with vital songwriting information

Gruff Rhys appears to John MOuse in a dream sequence with vital songwriting information

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Welsh Words featuring Gruff Rhys

The second single to be released from The Fashion Weak, a new project featuring John MOuse, following the debuts single collaboration with Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), The Fashion Weak partner up with MIKI BERENYI (Lush and Piroshka), whose hard hitting autobiography has just been published to critical acclaim.

In Fly Fishing Miki plays the part of a wife whose marriage has broken down due to the love of her Fishing hobby, or is she Fishing because of the breakdown of her marriage?

Fly Fishing

The third single to be released from The Fashion Weak, and the first on a new home at Totally Snick Records, run by indie pop trio PEANESS who previously released their debut album World Full of Worry to a rapturous reception on Totally Snick Records. 

Eighteen Percent of Swansea is another Retro Synth Disco classic twisted by John MOuse singing about the vital statistics of Swansea’s work based economy and the problems facing the main employer in the City. The Juxtaposition of a musical backdrop reminiscent of The Eurythmics and Duran Duran with the lyrical content of David Foster Wallace is in harmony with the previous The Fashion Weak singles, which featured Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals), and MIKI BERENYI (Lush).

The Fashion Weak will be promoting the single on tour this April:

Sat 15th - Newport - Le Pub (pre-Record Store Day event #RSD23)
Sun 16th - Bristol - Outertown Festival
Mon 17th - Bath - Komedia Electric Bar
Tue 18th - Sheffield - Delicious Clam
Thu 20th - Manchester - Low Four Studios
Fri 21st - Atherton - The Snug
Sat 22nd - Aberystwyth - Bank Vault

Biography

The Fashion Weak are a Retro Synth wave trio featuring John MOuse on vocals delivering a mix of vignettes of unwanted pigeons, Anne Summers Parties and visions of Joan Didion. 

Their first two singles were championed by BBC 6 Music (Craig Charles, Gideon Coe, Tom Robinson, Huw Stephens, Chris Hawkins & Deb Grant) and featured guests Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) and Miki Beryenyi (Lush). Last year saw them make their live debut on the Green Man Festival Main stage and this tour coincides with the release of new material.

Be sure to turn up to watch John get in his daily step count and witness some of the finest Dad dancing moves set to the musical backdrop of the likes of OMD and the Human league.

While some tom-foolery feels right at home at a The Fashion Week/John MOuse live show, the dryness of the lyrical performance and its subject matter makes you want to both cry and laugh in one's hands as you boogie to the idea of John making friends with a pigeon.

Welsh Words featuring Gruff Rhys

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