All hail the supergroup

A new British supergroup operating under the name The Bottletop Band have recorded a charity album which will be released next…

A new British supergroup operating under the name The Bottletop Band have recorded a charity album which will be released next year.

Super Furry Animals man Gruff Rhys joined Matt Helders (Arctic Monkeys), Carl Barât (Libertines), Drew McConnell (Babyshambles), Tim Burgess, VV Brown and a number of other musicians including Sam Sparro and Eliza Doolittle in the studio to record The Dream Service, which is out next April. Lead single Fall of Rome is available to download now.

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy is a freelance journalist and broadcaster. She writes about music and the arts for The Irish Times