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{{Infobox album
| name       = Y Bandana
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Y Bandana]]
| cover      = Y Bandana cover.jpg
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| released   = {{Release-date|31 January 2011}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Alternative rock]]
| length     = 41:34
| label      = Copa (label of [[Sain (record label)|Sain]])
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| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Y Bandana
| type        = Studio
| single1     = Dal dy Drwyn/Cân y Tân
| single1date = 2 August 2010
}}
}}
'''''Y Bandana''''' is the self-titled debut [[studio album]] of the Welsh language alternative rock band [[Y Bandana]], released in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2011.
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
| headline        = CD and digital download<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2011/01/14/music-y-bandana-55578-27983365/|title = North Wales News - Latest news, pictures, video - North Wales Live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/y-bandana/id420037457|title = Y Bandana by y Bandana|website = [[iTunes]]|date = 31 January 2011}}</ref>
| total_length    = 41:34
| all_writing     = Tomos Owens, Siôn Owens, Gwilym Rhys and Robin Jones
| title1          = Dyna Be Di'r Son
| length1         = 4:10
| title2          = Yr Unig Beth Dwi Isio
| length2         = 3:18
| title3          = Siwgwr Candi Mel
| length3         = 3:34
| title4          = Clywch Clywch Buwch
| length4         = 3:16
| title5          = Dwi'm Yn Fabi Dim Mwy
| length5         = 3:30
| title6          = Cân y Tân
| length6         = 4:18
| title7          = P.R.@
| length7         = 2:10
| title8          = Anturiaethau [[Sali Mali]]
| length8         = 3:11
| title9          = Dal dy Drwyn
| length9         = 4:21
| title10         = Wyt ti'n nabod Mr Pei?
| length10        = 3:54
| title11         = Rheda Am Dy Fywyd
| length11        = 3:07
| title12         = Be Nawni?
| length12        = 2:54
}}
==Dal dy Drwyn/Cân y Tân==
{{Infobox song
| name       = Dal dy Drwyn/Cân y Tân
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Y Bandana]]
| album      = Y Bandana
| released   = 2 August 2010
| recorded   = 2010
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Alternative rock]]
| length     = 4:21 (Dal dy Drwyn)<br />4:18 (Cân y Tân)
| label      = Copa (label of [[Sain (record label)|Sain]])
| writer     = Tomos Owens<br />Siôn Owens<br />Gwilym Rhys<br />Robin Jones
| producer   = Y Bandana
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"Dal dy Drwyn" and "Cân y Tân" were released on 2 August 2010 as a double A-side single before being included on the album ''Y Bandana''.  The songs have received generally favourable reviews from critics.<ref name="MMP">http://themmp.tv/reviews/2011/02/y-bandana-y-bandana/ {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://loisgwenllian.blogspot.com/ |title=No posts. |website=loisgwenllian.blogspot.com |access-date=2023-03-06}}</ref> The song "Dal dy Drwyn" has been noted for its humorous lyrics and catchy melody as it "bemoans the smell of another with Arctic Monkeys precision",<ref name="MMP" /> and the nature of the song is evident in its title, which translates into English as ''"hold your nose"''. The band achieved an award for the best single in Welsh language magazine ''Y Selar'' in 2010, while the song "Cân y Tân" won the award for best song in the same year.
===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/dal-dy-drwyn-single/id379961484 |title=Dal dy Drwyn - Single by y Bandana |website=itunes.apple.com |date= 2 August 2010|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref>
| title1 = Dal dy Drwyn
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = Cân y Tân
| length2 = 4:18
}}
==References==
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[[Category:2011 albums]]
[[Category:Welsh-language albums]]