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Melys

Melys are a Welsh independent rock band from Betws-y-Coed in Conwy, formed in 1996. They sing in both English and Welsh. They have recorded eleven sessions for John Peel on BBC Radio 1, came first in his Festive Fifty in 2001 and won Best Welsh-language Act at the Welsh Music Awards in 2002.

History and line-up
The group was formed by Andrea Parker (vocals) and Paul Adams (guitar and keyboards) when the two met in Betws-y-Coed in 1996. The two became both musical and personal partners and recruited Adams' brother Gary Husband on drums and their friend Carys Jones on keyboards. After releasing two EP's with local label Ankstmusik the group was signed to Pinnacle Records releasing their first album Rumours and Curses in 1998. Unfortunately their relations with Pinnacle, always strained, fell apart completely when that label went bankrupt at the end of the year. The group subsequently founded their own label, Sylem Records, on which their second album Kamikaze was released. Jones left the band at around this time to be replaced by Richard Eardley on bass. In the summer of 2016, Melys performed at 'By the edge of the Sea' festival with The Wedding Present in Brighton and at the Stowed Out festival in Stow near Edinburgh. They toured with The Wedding Present in December 2016 and released an EP in 2017 to celebrate their 20th anniversary. 2024 saw the release of Volume 1 of a BBC sessions album featuring tracks from Peel sessions, and sessions for both Adam Walton and Huw Stephens (BBC radio DJs). The band toured multiple times in 2024 and early 2025 and released a single 'Sgleinio' ahead of their 5th studio album, 'Second Wind', which came out on Record Store Day, April 12th 2025. The band announced more tour dates for May 2025, including four supporting Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin' Criminals). ==Discography (albums and EPs)==
Discography (albums and EPs)
• Cysur (track included on S4C Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack Vol 2 Various Artists' EP (Ankst 070, 1996) • Fragile 12" EP (Ankst 072, 1996) • Cuckoo EP (Ankst 075, 1997) • Rumours and Curses (Arctic/Pinnacle, 1998) • Diwifr EP (Arctic/Pinnacle FROST 104S, 1998) • Lemming EP (Arctic/Pinnacle FROST 106S, 1998) • Ambulance Chaser EP (Arctic/Pinnacle, 1998) • Baby Tornado EP (Sylem CD1, 1999) • Slagging Off Tourists EP (Sylem CD2, 1999) • Kamikaze (Sylem CD4, 2000) • Un Darllenwr Lwcus EP (Sylem CD007, 2000) • ''I Don't Believe in You'' 7-inch EP (Sylem 008, 2001, split single with Seedling) • Chinese Whispers EP (Sylem 009 / Dream 17, 2001) • Suikerspin compilation (Dream 20, 2001) • So Good EP (Sylem CD011, 2002) • Casting Pearls (Sylem CD012, 2003) • Eyeliner EP (Sylem CD013, 2004) • ''Life's Too Short'' (Sylem CD014, 2005) • Borderlands Live (2020) • Second Wind (Sylem, 2025) ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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