THE PETH -"Abolish The Overseer": Welsh Supergroup w/Actor RHYS IFANS!

From WIKIPEDIA: THE PETH (English Language: THE THING) Are A Welsh Rock Music Supergroup Formed In Cardiff In 2008 By SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Drummer DAFYDD IEUAN As "An Excuse To Spend Large Chunks Of His Time In A Recording Studio" While Other Members Of SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Were Busy With Solo Projects. IIEUAN Asked Actor, And Former SFA Lead Singer RHYS IFANS To Provide Vocals For Several Tracks He Had Written, And Recruited Eight Other People For The Group, Including SFA Bassist GUTO PRYCE, MEILYR GWYNEDD, OSIAN GWYNEDD, MICK HILTON,DIC BEN, & KRIS JENKINS. BEN Was In An Earlier Iteration Of SFA Along With IFANS, While JENKINS Frequently Plays Percussion For SFA And Has Appeared On All The Group's Albums Since 2001's "Rings Around The World," As Well As Contributing To The 1999 Single, "Northern Lites." The Band Their First Live Gigs In 2008 In Small venues In Wales Before Picking Up Shows In London And Performing At That Year's "Green Man Festival." Debut Album "The Golden Mile" Was Released In August, 2008 To Decidedly Mixed Reviews. The Record's Title Refers To "The Mile Between The Group's Studio And The Grangetown Region Of Cardiff." A Second Album, "Crystal Peth" Has Been Recorded, But Lingers In A Fifteen-Year Limbo, Unable To Get An Acceptable Contract. That Album Remains "Lost," And The True Second Album, "Merchant Of Death" Did Not Appear Until 2022. In 2009 THE PETH Supported OASIS At A Show In Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. RHYS IFANS Is Probably Most Recognized As HUGH GRANT's Filthy Hippie Roommate From The Rom-Com "Notting Hill." I Pulled "Abolish The Overseer" From Only Their Second Extant Album, 2022's "Merchant Of Death." Purchase Physical Media, Please! Ahh, The Welsh! What Is The Deal With All The Consonants? And, How Odd Is It That "Y" Is The Most Frequently Used Vowel! It Is A Wonderful & Mysterious Language! The Western Lands! Be Cool. Be Kind. Tomorrow In Avalon! Keep It Surreal.

Added 6 Sept 2026