Adwaith’s Gwenllian Anthony Announces Debut Solo Album as GWEN

Gwenllian Anthony, known to listeners as part of Adwaith, has announced her first album under the name GWEN. The record, titled ‘UMA’, will be released on October 23 via Libertino Records.

The move places Anthony in a familiar position for musicians stepping outside a band to pursue a more individual sound. Adwaith’s identity has been tightly woven over several releases, and a solo project carries both risk and the possibility of revealing a different register. The choice of a separate performing name — GWEN rather than her full name — suggests she is drawing a line between her work with the group and whatever ‘UMA’ sets out to do.

The initial announcement offers little beyond the title, date, and label. That restraint is worth noting. No grand statements about direction or intent, just a clear signal that the record will arrive in the autumn. Libertino Records has become a dependable outlet for Welsh artists working outside mainstream circuits, which gives ‘UMA’ a plausible context before a single note has been heard.

For now, the album stands as a promise: a musician already proven inside a collective now choosing to write under her own name — or close to it.