Summer-tinged songbirds Howl Griff take time out from recording their fourth album this weekend to play a rare London gig ahead as a warm-up for festival season.

The 6music-approved Welsh-Anglo-American three-part-harmonisers have been holed up at their Cariad studio it translates as love, strong affection or darling recording tracks for the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Fragile Diamond LP (BBC Radio Wales Album of the Week, BBC Radio Wales Single of the Week, etc). But they're emerging into the sunshine to play in Richmond on Saturday night.

The good-causes gig, at The Basement Door on The Vineyard (TW10 6AQ), starts at around 7.30pm with Howl Griff playing an extended set from around 9pm before hitting the festival fields later this summer. Catch them while you can, London...

PRAISE FOR HOWL GRIFF

A new band we love... bloody lush.
Lauren Laverne, BBC 6music

Pop/folk, rock-flavoured life-affirming songs, well worth a listen. It's an album that'll put a spring in your step despite the November rain.
The Independent

They deal in lush, gorgeous harmonies and warm 60s melodies, and the result is quite lovely.
Stuff magazine

PRAISE FOR THE FRAGILE DIAMOND LP

"HG sprinkle cuteness where it fits into the compositions but leave them alone when it doesnt... This careful equilibrium carries over into the lyrics... clever puns push the song beyond aww-shucks novelty... further validating Howl Griffs way with cuteness that their peers seem to lack... effortlessly marrying indie rock and the endearing songwriting. In other words, you can be adorable without descending into hipster irony."
The Line Of Best Fit

"Trust me on this, you should hear this band. Its an album you should have for the car for that interminable drive to work, it should be playing as you look out of the window on a cold winter's day holding a mug of tea. Its there for you to hear, and your life will be a tiny bit shinier for hearing it."
Louder Than War

"Brandishing more hooks than Abu Hamza, Captain Hook, Peter Hook and a massive cloakroom, you could be forgiven for thinking that Howl Griff are the result of some genetic experiment in a laboratory undertaking pioneering research into the creation of the perfect melody."
Western Mail

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