Also known as Radio Luxembourg Years active 2005 (2005)-2013 Members Alun Gaffey, Dylan Hughes | Genres Psychedelic pop, indie Genre Psychedelic pop | |
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Past members Meilyr Jones
Dylan Hughes
Gwion Llewelyn
Dan Bradley
Mali Llywelyn
Alun Gaffey
Ben Herrick Origin Aberystwyth, United Kingdom (2009) Albums Goodbye Falkenburg, Goodbye Falkenberg, Furniture, Diwrnod Efo'r Anifeilaiaid, Man In My Mind EP Record labels Stolen Recordings, Peski Records, Fantastic Plastic Records Similar Meilyr Jones, Cate Le Bon, Euros Childs, Sweet Baboo, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci | ||
Race Horses were a Welsh band based in Cardiff, Wales and originally from Aberystwyth. 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.
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After appearing across Wales and during the debut Festival N°6, 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 is now the drummer for Yr Ods and performs live with Meilyr Jones, Alys Williams and others. He and Mali Llewelyn both play with Villagers.
Alun Gaffey continues solo as a singer-songwriter and as part of the duo Iwcs & Gaff. His self-titled debut album came out in 2016 and was nominated for that year's Welsh Music Prize.
Dylan Hughes played with the band Endaf Gremlin (2013-2014).
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. 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
Songs
My Year AbroadFurniture · 2012
Man in My MindGoodbye Falkenberg · 2010
Marged Wedi BlinoGoodbye Falkenberg · 2010