Candylion

Mojo - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Rhys glues everything together with a crisp sense of confidence..." Magnet - "Everything sounds as though it came together quite naturally. Best evidence of that assessment is 'Lonesome Words,' which swells from fireside folk hymn to spectral, string-adorned heights over three tidily arranged sections." Spin - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n excellent collection of space folk and ramshackle Tropicalia that matches the wild-eyed absurdism of his band's better output." Q - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t pinballs between the childlike pop of the title track, the archaeologist fantasy of 'The Court of King Arthur' and the closing 14-minute '60s pop epic Skylon!." Spin (p.94) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n excellent collection of space folk and ramshackle Tropicalia that matches the wild-eyed absurdism of his band's better output." Q (p.106) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t pinballs between the childlike pop of the title track, the archaeologist fantasy of 'The Court of King Arthur' and the closing 14-minute '60s pop epic Skylon." Mojo (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Rhys glues everything together with a crisp sense of confidence..." Magnet (p.108) - "Everything sounds as though it came together quite naturally. Best evidence of that assessment is 'Lonesome Words,' which swells from fireside folk hymn to spectral, string-adorned heights over three tidily arranged sections."

'Candylion' is the second album from Super Furries frontman Gruff Rhys. Recorded with Gorwel Owen in Llanfaelog, Wales and Mario Caldato Jr in Rio De Janeiro, the album sees Rhys deliver an album of laidback psychedelic indie folk gems. The lead single 'Candylion' featuring vocals from 9 Bach's Lisa Jen is also included.|