Followers of Gruff Rhys will know that Welsh language albums inherit a special place in his discography – and so it is with Dim Probs. Given the world climate it is brave to be releasing an album whose translated title is No Probs, but Gruff’s revelation that it was written at a low personal ebb shows the underlying positivity that continues to run through his music.
It is clear that Dim Probs was not made with a pillow over its head, nor with fingers stuck in its ears. The ironic title gives Rhys licence to work wonders with songs like ‘Taro #1 + #2’, where the former Super Furry Animals singer addresses death. A seemingly routine verse, rich with FM rock possibilities, unexpectedly cuts to a chorus where Gavin Fitzjohn’s saxophone…

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