My Top Albums of 2011: Number 8

Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo

Boasting an insatiable creative wanderlust, sing-song melodies & rich production enable Gruff Rhys’ ‘Hotel Shampoo’ to feel mysterious & exotic whilst still retaining a whimsical & comforting homely feel. The casually ornate songwriting creates faintly psychedelicised, romantically wistful lounge pop of the highest order.

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