Ed O'Brien Shares Instrumental B-Side "Abbeycwmhir" From Blue Morpho Sessions

Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien has released "Abbeycwmhir," an instrumental B-side from his second solo album Blue Morpho sessions. The track is named after a Welsh village and reflects the positive impact of Wales' natural beauty on O'Brien's mental and spiritual health. The article also touches on O'Brien's interview discussing Gaza and Radiohead's future.

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The engaging instrumental 'Abbeycwmhir,' previously available only as the B-side on the 'Blue Morpho' 7" single, translates to 'Abbey in the Long Valley.'

It's named after a village in the valley of the Nant Clywedog in Powys, Wales.

O'Brien told me about how much his mental and spiritual health has benefitted from the natural beauty in his adopted home of Wales.

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Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien released his second solo album, Blue Morpho, back in May. Today he’s sharing a song from those sessions that didn’t make it onto the tracklist. The engaging instrumental “Abbeycwmhir,” previously available only as the B-side

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