Adwaith‘s Gwenllian Anthony launches solo project GWEN with debut single, “Achub Yr Iaith”

The new single sees Anthony enter a new chapter after a decade in Adwaith, as the band retreats for a hiatus. “Achub Yr Iaith” translates to “Saving the Language”, and was written on tour across Europe last summer before eventually being completed in West Wales alongside Tim Lewis (Coil, Spiritualized) and long-time collaborator and producer Steffan Pringle.

Speaking about the single, Anthony explains: “‘Achub Yr Iaith’ came from years of hearing people reduce Adwaith’s success to everything except our hard work. There were even conspiracy theories that we were being funded by the Welsh government to spread the language, as if that explained our achievements. It completely disregarded the years we spent writing, touring, and pushing ourselves creatively, reducing our success to the idea that we’d been handed it simply because we sang in Welsh. This song is about reclaiming that narrative. It’s a reminder that talent, determination, and belief will always matter more than the assumptions others make about you.”