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===Neon Neon=== In 2007 Rhys launched a new electro-pop collaborative project with [[Boom Bip]] under the collective moniker [[Neon Neon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krugermagazine.com/content/view/164/10826/ |title=Beck to the Future? Neon Neon hit 88MPH! |access-date=26 October 2007 |publisher=Kruger Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112051829/http://www.krugermagazine.com/content/view/164/10826/ |archive-date=12 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Their album, titled ''[[Stainless Style]]'', is a loose concept album based on the tumultuous life of [[DeLorean Motor Company]] founder [[John DeLorean]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/01/070105_neonneon/ |title=Super Furry Animals Frontman, Boom Bip Join Forces |access-date=26 October 2007 |publisher=spin.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018122707/http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/01/070105_neonneon/ |archive-date=18 October 2007 }}</ref> and was released on 18 March 2008 via [[Lex Records]]. The album includes a number of high-profile guest appearances from [[Fabrizio Moretti|Fab Moretti]] of [[The Strokes]], [[Har Mar Superstar]], [[Yo Majesty]], [[Spank Rock]], [[Cate Le Bon]] and [[The Magic Numbers]]. The first single, "Raquel", was released on 26 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://web.nme.com/news/gruff-rhys/32073| title= Super Furry Animals man to release brand new album in February| access-date= 26 October 2007| work= NME| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071028024025/http://web.nme.com/news/gruff-rhys/32073| archive-date= 28 October 2007}}</ref> The follow-up single "I Lust U", featured fellow Welsh artist Cate Le Bon on vocals. The album was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize. On 29 April 2013, Neon Neon released their second studio album, ''Praxis Makes Perfect'', followed by a limited run of live performances featuring actors from National Theatre Wales. The album and live show are based on the life of [[Giangiacomo Feltrinelli]].
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