Biography

If Gintis are a sleeping giant of North Walian wonky psych pop, you could be forgiven for thinking the Abergele Goliath had slipped into a coma in recent years. Signs of life came with singles Dennis, O My Little Malcontent and Four Movements - all of which gained BBC radio play and sparked excitement among the band’s loyal following of devotees. But a decade has passed without a long player collection of their sentimental songs for sentimental people. Hope Is All We Have signals the end of a long wait. Recorded and produced by Bill Ryder-Jones in his West Kirby studio. Ryder-Jones has nurtured the band’s charming eccentricities while harnessing the emotional triumphs of songs which were completed amidst tragedy for several members of the band. With help from Ryder-Jones and record label Mai68, Hope Is All We Have is finally out in the world. While abstract tales of museum exhibits and opportunist mystics provide listeners the opportunity to unpick tantalisingly oblique lyrics, Gintis’s melodies will buoy the heaviest of hearts. The songs on Hope Is All We Have are stars in a constellation of heartbreak, unbreakable bonds and unabashed romance. It’s smelling salts for the soul.