Pang! developed unexpectedly over around 18 months. A solo album of songs by Gruff Rhys, produced and mixed by the South African electronic artist Mmusi. The album was recorded in Cardiff and mixed by the producer Muzi in Johannesburg, South Africa. Drums by Welsh-American psychedelic warlord Kliph Scurlock, brass by Gavin Fitzjohn and flute and percussion by the engineer Kris Jenkins. Beats, bass and ah’s by Muzi with Gruff on vocals and guitar.
Gruff explains "Pang! Is a Welsh language song with an English title. It started life as a folk reel and soon expanded into a ‘list’ song, listing various reasons for pangs; hunger, regret, twitter, pain, bad design etc. Using the English word pang in a Welsh language track may appear weird but I suppose it’s like using the French word ‘Magazine’ in an English song. In that it’s slightly pretentious but completely acceptable.”

The fourth solo album by former Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys is inspired by the 18th-century explorer John Evans, who mapped the Missouri river in a vain search for a lost, Welsh-speaking American tribe. As well as this Evans-themed concept album, Rhys has made a film documenting his 2012 tour (gigs featured a PowerPoint presentation on the theme of Evans); a book – sorry, a "psychedelic historical travelogue"; and for those who crave further "immersion", an app. But all Rhys's extra-curricular multimedia has not distracted him from making an album full of wit, originality and indelible tunes, from the rumbling rockabilly of 100 Unread Messages, the Bette Davis Eyes-referencing Lost Tribes and the mournfully mesmerising title track. American Interior explores myth and adventure, the meaning of failure, nationhood and Rhys's own identity (he believes Evans was a distant ancestor). But its songs are not weighed down by the Evans concept, and are hugely enjoyable on their own merits.

Super Furry Animals的主唱Gruff Rhys将于新年期间推出他的第二张个人专辑。这张名为《Candylion》专辑是继2005年《Yr Atal Genhedlaeth》之后的全新唱片，专辑的同名单曲会在12月4日面世，与他合作演唱该作品的是威尔士女歌手Lisa Jen。
这张单曲将7寸CD的形式发售，同时歌迷也可以通过网络下载到收录在单曲B面的另外两首新歌，《Colossal Smile》和《Somewhere or Other》。专辑的主要录音工作都是在威尔士当地进行的，而混音工作则是由Super Furry Animals之前两张专辑(《Phantom Power》和《Love Kraft》)的制作人Mario Caldato Jr在里约热内卢完成的。
另外，Rhys还将在明年2月份展开专辑的巡演工作，不过在此之前，他将以Flaming Lips暖场嘉宾的身份出现在格拉斯哥的SECC和伦敦Hammersmith Apollo。
Super Furry Animals目前正在录音棚里进行第8张专辑的混音工作，专辑的也将在2007年初由他们的新东家Rough Trade发表。

The Super Furry Animals frontman’s latest is a concept album about an ancient volcano on the China-North Korea border that ranks among his most imaginative solo records.