 "Y Niwl" was named "The Sunday Times" Album of the Week on 2 January 2011 and received 7/10 in reviews by the NME and Drowned in Sound.The track "Undegpedwar" was used as the theme tune to the BBC television show "Football Focus".Y Niwl kept a low profile as a band for a couple of years following single releases in 2012 but have sporadically performed gigs.