Race Horses were a
Welsh band based in
Cardiff,
Wales and originally from
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth () is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in ...
. Formed in 2005 as Radio Luxembourg, they changed their name in 2009 due to possible legal problems with the radio station of the
same name. Initially the majority of their music was in
Welsh, but their final album ''Furniture'' was entirely in
English.
After appearing across Wales and during the debut
Festival N°6
Festival N°6 (Festival Number 6) is an annual art and music festival held in and around Portmeirion, North Wales. The festival presents a wide range of music genres across multiple stages. It is advertised as a family-friendly festival, and as su ...
, the band announced their split in January 2013 and performed a farewell gig the following month at
Clwb Ifor Bach.
After Race Horses
Gwion Llewelyn has been the drummer for Yr Ods and performs live with
Aldous Harding
Hannah Sian Topp (born 1990), known professionally as Aldous Harding, is a New Zealand folk singer-songwriter, based in Lyttelton, New Zealand.
Biography
Harding comes from a musical family in Lyttelton, New Zealand. Her mother is folk singer ...
,
Baxter Dury, Meilyr Jones, Alys Williams and others. He and Mali Llywelyn both play with
Villagers.
Alun Gaffey continues solo as a singer-songwriter. His self-titled debut album came out in 2016 and was nominated for that year's
Welsh Music Prize.
His second album will be released in 2020.
Dylan Hughes played with the band Endaf Gremlin (2013-2014). He now fronts the band Ynys.
Meilyr Jones played bass with
Neon Neon on their 2013 live shows supporting the album ''
Praxis Makes Perfect''. He's also collaborated on the Cousins project with
Euros Childs, their album released in 2012, and with
Stealing Sheep
Stealing Sheep are a pop band from Liverpool, England, who formed in 2010. The three members are Rebecca Hawley (vocals and keys), Emily Lansley (vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and Luciana Mercer (vocals and drum kit).
The band released ''The M ...
. In 2010-2011 he was involved with
Cate Le Bon on the Yoke project. He released his debut solo single, ''Refugees/Birds'', on
Moshi Moshi Records in August 2015, and his debut full album, ''2013'', came out the following March.
In November 2016, the album won the 2015-2016 Welsh Music Prize.
Discography
* ''Diwrnod Efo'r Anifeiliaid'' (2007 EP by Radio Luxembourg)
* ''
Goodbye Falkenburg'' (2010)
* ''Furniture'' (2012)
References
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Welsh indie rock groups
Musical groups from Aberystwyth
Musical groups from Cardiff
Welsh-language bands
Psychedelic pop music groups
Musical groups established in 2005
2005 establishments in Wales