The welsh-band boomlet is often compared to the Brit-pop scene because of their shared Beatles influence, but unlike their English counterparts, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci owe more to the Fab Four's psychedelic excursions than to their pop songcraft. Gorky's reverence for the past doesn't stop there: Their second U.S. release, Barafundle, is also filled with heart-tugging melodies (often sung in Welsh)...

In the wake of Oasis, dozens of English bands have emerged to revive, reinterpret or just plain steal the classic melodies of the Beatles, the Kinks and Small Faces. But the most exciting and innovative scene in the U.K. is now happening far beyond the borders of the insular Brit-pop community – in Wales, where a host of young groups led by Gorky's Zygotic Mynci and Super Furry Animals are...