Editing Catatonia (band) (section)

===Post-dissolution (2002–present)===
Matthews went on to release her first solo album, ''[[Cockahoop]]'', in May 2003.<ref name="catatoniabiography" /> Her second album ''[[Never Said Goodbye]]'' was released in August 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cerys Matthews – Never Said Goodbye|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/cerys-matthews/pages/never_said_goodbye.shtml|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=2 April 2016|date=2 January 2009}}</ref> In November 2007 she released a mini-album of Welsh language songs ''Awyren=Aeroplane'' on the My Kung Fu label.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cerys Matthews – Awyren = Aeroplane|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/cerys-matthews/pages/awyren.shtml|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=2 April 2016|date=2 January 2009}}</ref> Matthews returned in late 2009 by releasing albums simultaneously in both Welsh and English (''Paid Edrych I Lawr'' and ''[[Don't Look Down (Cerys Matthews album)|Don't Look Down]]'', respectively).<ref>{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|first1=Jon|title=Don't Look Down – Cerys Matthews|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-look-down-mw0001334592|website=AllMusic|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref>
Her next album Explorer released in 2011 inbetween the release of two Welsh cover albums TIR in 2010 & Hullabaloo in 2013. Since 2008 she has thrived as a music radio host: an award winning BBC Radio programmer and broadcaster including radio academy awards , the Prix Italia and Prix Europa . Cerys currently has 2 weekly radio shows on BBC, which she programmes and hosts: BBC Radio 2 's Blues show and a multi-genre  BBC Radio 6 music Sunday show , 10-1pm .
Powell has gone on to write songs, including for [[Duffy (singer)|Duffy]],<ref>{{cite news|title=20 Songs With Surprising Writers|url=http://www.nme.com/photos/20-songs-with-surprising-writers/315116#/photo/15|access-date=2 April 2016|work=NME|date=16 June 2011}}</ref> and from 2007 onwards has presented a Welsh language show on [[Radio Cymru]].<ref name="catatoniabiography" /> He also replaced drummer [[Stuart Cable]] from the [[Stereophonics]], following his death, in the supergroup The Stand. They released a charity single in 2010 to fund construction of a statue of Welsh footballer [[Fred Keenor]] in Cardiff city centre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bychawski|first1=Adam|title=Super Furry Animals, Funeral for a Friend members releasing Cardiff City song|url=http://www.nme.com/news/super-furry-animals/53510|access-date=2 April 2016|work=NME|date=21 October 2010}}</ref>

On 17 April 2020, during the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, Matthews confirmed<ref>{{cite news|last1=Matthews|first1=Cerys|title=Tweet on 17 April 2020|url= https://twitter.com/cerysmatthews/status/1251160113513000960|access-date=2 August 2021|work=Twitter|date=17 April 2020}}</ref> that Catatonia were aiming to take part in a #timslisteningparty for ''International Velvet''. A date was announced, but postponed due to an unspecified problem with either Matthews' or Roberts's internet connection. The party remained on timstwitterlisteningparty.com as an upcoming event until the autumn of 2020, when all reference to it was removed.  Matthews did appear as a guest on ''[[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]]' Listening Party'' radio show on [[Absolute Radio]] in 2023, where the album was played in its entirety, marking its 25th anniversary.

On 3 June 2023, Matthews announced on [[Twitter]] that a new retrospective collection of music titled ''Make Hay Not War: The Blanco Y Negro Years'' would be released by [[Cherry Red Records]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Matthews|first1=Cerys|title=Tweet on 03 June 2023|url=https://twitter.com/cerysmatthews/status/1665024533621882881|access-date=14 September 2023|work=Twitter|date=3 June 2023}}</ref>