Gruff Rhys: new single & live dates

Gruff Rhys has announced the next single from his super dooper Hotel Shampoo album: 'Honey All Over' will be released on 23 May, and will include the brand new B-side 'Xenodocheionology'.

According to our sources, the word 'xenodocheionology' describes a person’s love of hotels or inns - which is suitable really, as the Super Furry Animals singer will be playing the following dates. Take a deep breath now..

Sun, 24th Apr - Printemps De Bourges, Bourges, France
Fri, 29th Apr - TAB, Singapore
Mon, 2nd May - Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, Australia
Tue, 3rd May - Excelsior Hotel, Sydney, Australia
Fri, 6th May - Map KL, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Wed, 18th May - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, USA
Thu, 19th May - Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, USA
Fri, 20th May - Red Palace, Washington DC, USA
Sat, 21st May - Local 506 Chapel Hill, Carrboro,USA
Sun, 22nd May - The Earl Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Tue, 24th May - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, USA
Wed, 25th May - Bottletree, Birmingham, USA
Fri, 27th May - TX Mohawk, Austin Texas, USA
Sat, 28th May - TX Club Dada, Dallas, USA
Mon, 30th May - AZ Rhythm Room, Phoenix, USA
Tue, 31st May - Casbah, San Diego, USA
Wed, 1st June - The Echo, Los Angeles, USA
Thu, 2nd June - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, USA
Fri, 3rd June - Mississippi Studios, Portland, USA
Sat, 4th June - Biltmore, Vancouver, USA
Sun, 5th June - Tractor Tavern, Seattle, USA
Wed, 8th June - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, USA
Thu, 9th June - Schubas, Chicago, USA
Fri, 10th June - Pike room, Pontiac, USA
Sat, 11th June - Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada
Tue, 14th June - Brighton Music Hall Boston, USA
Wed, 15th June - Mercury Lounge, New York, USA
Thu, 23rd June - Royal Albert Hall (supporting Bright Eyes), London, UK
Sun, 26th June - Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
Fri, 22nd July - Gwyl Gardd Goll, Wales, UK
Sat, 23rd July - Truck Festival, Oxford, UK
Fri, 29th July - Harrogate International Festival, UK
Fri, 5th Aug - Les Nuits Secrètes, Aulnoye-Aymeries, France
Sat, 8th Aug - Field Day Festival, London, UK
Sun, 21st Aug - Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, Wales, UK
Fri, 2nd Sep - Moseley Folk Fest, Birmingham, UK
Sat, 3rd Sep - End Of The Road festival, North Dorset, UK