Ok, let’s get the BS out of the way first. Howl Griff are Welsh – get over it! Howl Griff are also very, very good. Fragile Diamond’is their third album and they have built on the previous two albums by dropping the Welsh language and developing their songwriting to a place that is as good … READ MORE
Perhaps not the bearded, primeval moors-dwellers their name suggests, Howl Griff’s third album does however find them in huggable Bigfoot territory. Dressed up to the nines in nifty wordplay and with a voracious appetite for musical styles, Fragile Diamond lurches from psych-rock to twee folk to classic British songwriting without pausing for lunch. The irresistible, … READ MORE
Howl Griff’s video of Tyrd Amdana I was featured on Cerddoriaeth Cymraeg’s blog. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE
Looking at this lot you would be forgiven for thinking they had wandered out of the back woods of Montana. You would be wrong too. Formed in Wales in 2006, Howl Griff is a multi-national operation with members coming from Wales, N.W. England and the U.S., though all currently live in London. The band released … READ MORE
More ex-pat Welsh pop, although actually only one of them (Hywel Griffiths, geddit) is a native (Aberystwyth), the other three being from Bolton, Merseyside and Texas (though that didn’t stop them recording their eponymous debut in Welsh), this is the quartet’s third album and a sprightly set of West Coast psychedelia-tinted, upbeat, melodic indie pop. … READ MORE
There’s a wide array of influence worn proudly on the sleeves of Howl Griff on their newest, Fragile Diamond. You can hear their respect for pop hooks in songs like the title track, and their joy in balls out rock and roll in the opening track, “You Don’t Have to Leave on Your Own.” You’ll … READ MORE
Anglo-Welsh-American psychedelic rockers Howl Griff celebrate the Monday, 15th October release of their album Fragile Diamond with an MPfree Fortnight. Starting on that Monday, the band will allow one track per day to be downloaded free of charge ‘ for 10 minutes only. The time of free availability will be announced simultaneously on their Twitter … READ MORE
Welsh – American rockers Howl Griff are celebrating the release of their album “Fragile Diamond” with an MPfree Fortnight. From October the 15th, the band has been allowing one track per day to be downloaded free of charge, but only for ten minutes. The time of availability is announced on the bands Facebook and Twitter … READ MORE
Anglo-Welsh-American psychedelic rockers Howl Griff celebrate the release of their album Fragile Diamond with an MPfree Fortnight. Starting last Monday actually,the band will allow one track per day to be downloaded free of charge – for 10 minutes only. The time of free availability will be announced simultaneously on their Twitter feed and Facebook page. READ … READ MORE
Anglo-Welsh-American psychedelic rockers Howl Griff celebrate the Monday, 15th October release of their album Fragile Diamond with an MPfree Fortnight. Starting on that Monday, the band will allow one track per day to be downloaded free of charge – for 10 minutes only. The time of free availability will be announced simultaneously on their Twitter … READ MORE
