Breichiau Hir have shared a new song, Paid Trio (Don’t Try).
Following on from January single Cuddio Tu Ôl Y Llen (Hiding Behind The Curtain), the urgent, heavy-hitting alt-rock track marks the second preview of the Welsh-language Cardiff sextet's new album, 'Y Dwylo Uwchben (The Hands Above)', due out on April 11 via Halen Records.
Tackling themes of reinvention and the struggle to create, the song comes with a video that premiered on S4C's new Welsh music series Lŵp. Frontman Steffan Dafydd said:
"I struggled to write lyrics for the album; it’s something that usually just flows out of me. While the rest of the band were in the studio recording their parts, I was trying to push as much meaning onto the disjointed scraps of writing I had to get something to make sense.
"I stumbled on an article about Charles Bukowski’s writing process and advice for artists. Simply put, his advice was Don’t Try. Which is the opposite of what I’d been doing—'You don’t try. That’s very important: not to try, either for Cadillacs, creation or immortality. You wait, and if nothing happens, you wait some more.'
"He also has Don’t Try written on his gravestone, along with an image of a boxer, which is where the visuals for the music video came from. As soon as I stopped trying, the rest flowed out of me."
Breichiau Hir will celebrate their sophomore record with a hometown performance at Clwb Ifor Bach on April 17, following dates in Carmarthen and Bristol. They'll also support Goldie Lookin Chain at select shows in the autumn. Head here for details. Tickets are on sale now.
'Y Dwylo Uwchben' tracklist:
1. Syllu Mewn I'r Gwagle
2. Paid Trio
3. Cuddio Tu Ol Y Llen
4. Tymor Hela
5. Yn Tynnu Fi Fel Cortyn
6. Llusgo Ar Lawr Y Llwybr
7. Siarad Gyda'r Waliau
8. Dim Ymladd Nol
9. Poeri At Yr Haul
10. Tyllau Llygad
11. Cyn I Fi Fynd
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