Today, Welsh trio Adwaith – comprising Hollie Singer, Gwenllian Anthony, and Heledd Owen – proudly announce their third studio album, Solas, set to be a powerful addition to their genre-defying discography. Overflowing with romance and magic, this 23-track double album will complete a coming-of-age trilogy chronicling their transformation from teenagers into empowered women, exploring themes of self-discovery, escape, and resilience. To celebrate, Adwaith has released a new single, ‘Miliwn,’ and announced an extensive tour spanning the UK and Europe.
First influenced by the counterculture music scene of their Carmarthen hometown, and the Welsh-language bands who passed through the doors of iconic local venue The Parrot, the band – who were still teenagers when they began creating music together – felt an impulsive desire to escape their hometown early on, but the pulse of west Wales has always remained. Solas represents the closing chapter of an evolution that has taken them around the world and brought them back home. Written in Carmarthenshire’s bucolic landscapes, this album serves as a spiritual homecoming and a meditation on belonging and identity.
The newly released single ‘Miliwn’ is a celebratory reminder of life’s precious moments and the importance of directing energy towards people and places that make life worthwhile. “‘Miliwn’ is a song about realising how little time we have on this planet,” explains the band, “and encourages you to give your energy and love to people and places that make you feel good. It’s a reminder to celebrate your small wins and romanticise your life in any way you can.” Blending infectious rhythms with a touch of introspective moodiness, ‘Miliwn’ marries the feel-good energy of the Happy Mondays with the depth of The Cure.
With Solas, Adwaith breaks new ground, becoming the first female Welsh-language band to release a double album, embodying the fearlessness and clarity that has always driven them. “I feel like we’re confident in ourselves as musicians, and our sound, and the world that we want to create,” says Hollie Singer. “We feel fully realised.”
Solas:
- Planed
- MWY
- Tristwch
- Gofyn
- Solas
- Teimlo
- Pelydr-X
- Wyt Ti Ar Y Lein
- Ti
- Heddiw / Yfory
- Y Diwedd
- Coeden Anniben
- Paid Aros
- Gorllewin Pell
- Sain
- Ni
- Taliaris
- Purdan
- Y Ddawns
- Sanas
- Miliwn
- Addo
- Deffro
