Iechyd Da

Some albums have a real ability to almost become your best friend in certain moments in your life, as if they’re right beside you with whatever you’re going through – I imagine Iechyd Da will be that for a lot of people. Bill Ryder-Jones’ honesty through the album makes it so easily relatable, the record feels like more than a body of music – it’s an expression of raw emotion of a break-up on top of perfectly arranged layers. Every instrument maintains its own space and meshes with the other seamlessly. It’s nothing short of beautiful, I needed this album. Nice one Bill. – Matt Burr, Rough Trade East | Albums of the Year So Far 2024 Beautifully produced and rich in scope – Iechyd Da is Bill Ryder-Jones’ most ambitious record to date. At times joyous and grand, at others intimate and heartbreaking, the past few years spent producing other artists have provided that gentle nudge to expand into new territory, from kids choirs and tender strings to dramatically re-contextualised disco samples. “It’s been incredible making this,” he says. “Despite all the life stuff that’s happened, it has brought me immense happiness. I’ve always railed against it when people ask if making a record is cathartic but I’d have to admit that this one really was.”