SPIN
May 2011
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7/10
Pop prankster turns travel-size suds into mellow gold.
This madcap Welshman collected 15 years of complimentary cosmetics, displayed them in an art gallery, and then released a companion album of whimsically rewarding, mildly schizophrenic psych-pop. Of course he did: Whether driving a military tank through Glastonbury or recording a synth-pop tribute to playboy '80s auto mogul John Delorean, Super Furry Animals' frontman makes the gimmicky sublime. Pilfering lounge, folk, and Tropicália, Rhys sumptuously accommodates Swedish songstress El Perro Del Mar and -- metaphorically, at least -- "Christopher Columbus."
