SUPER FURRY ANIMALS

Babelsberg picked up a 9/10 in Uncut and a 4/5 in Q. I have to say I'm getting a little excited.

Got tickets for the rncm concert. First time my son didn't want to go. Not feeling the vibe these days. Phantom power tour was his first gig.

I'm all up for a poll too.

Picked up the ‘Fuzzy Logic’ vinyl reissue this week and appreciated the album anew - I’ve tended to overlook it in favour of the three LPs that followed, thinking of it as a more straight up “rock” record. I think there is a wee bit of that, with the b-sides/‘Out Spaced’ scratching the more out there itch, but I was being unfair.

i'm not going to run the SFA poll anytime soon. i won't run it until all albums are on Spotify but that is my hang up. if anyone else wants to run it then be my guest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpHY-R70mw4

Guto continuing to be the best member of SFA that isn't Gruff.

https://www.gigwise.com/news/3266952/album-premiere-gulp-all-good-wishes

Gulp LP 2 now streaming (out Friday). Prob. my favorite of the SFA side projects, as I said almost a month ago.

Gruff seems to be releasing lots of one-offs now. Here is a one-off called "Bae Bae Bae" for the Eisteddfod:

https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ec3YSkcuLC785tG4gIbIP?si=t6lJofg5RWGEb-15F7Wofg

The Gulp album is sSOOOoooOooooo good. Guto's bass playing is excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6y4C2fUjdc

last bump. pls listen to this excellent album.

I am enjoying this so far, thanks.

"Bae Bae Bae" is neat actually

Meh.

Turrican otm

Obvious Turrican Meh?

Not really expecting much from this, but teasers like this are always worth a second look:

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— super furry animals (@superfurry) September 24, 2018

Another fucking reissue/tour? Fuck offffff

Hard to tell.

I hope not.

Gruff's touring all year, though. Can't imagine he's spending much time on SFA.

Shedding their fur - finally splitting up?

Hopefully. They've been trashing themselves for long enough

jeez, just open the vaults and end it already

Yeah, it's kind of hard to get excited for more reissues. I don't even particularly care about what's already been released. The Fuzzy Logic/Radiator tour was great, though. Was really hoping for new material after seeing that awesome rendition of "Mountain People."

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— super furry animals (@superfurry) September 25, 2018

Doesn’t exactly scream Guerrilla to me

Phantom Power surely

Big Phantom Power fan here, but is anyone really clamoring for a Phantom Power re-release? I think it sounds pretty good already. Hope that's not the case. Hope it's not a reissue. It probably will be. *screams*

Yeah I think I'll stick with Gruff's tour appearance here in a few weeks.

Teaser ad to announce splitting up, definitely

this came out the other day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_WM9I_cupg

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— super furry animals (@superfurry) September 25, 2018

'notha tweet dropped a minute ago

clearly the yeti faces

:-X

They’ve posted five faces now. I think it’s a new album. There’s no reason to produce new artwork and tease to announce an unneeded LP are-release.

I dunno, the tweet with the video of the hair and broom made me think of “Ice Hockey Hair”. Would that be part of a ‘Guerilla’ reissue?

I think it was already included in the Radiator reissue. I don’t remember because I sort of tuned out of the reissue biz, but fairly certain.

It was definitely on the Radiator Deluxe

Not sure why they would choose to jump to Phantom Power now tbh

Phantom Power would probably be a bigger payday? That appears to be their sole concern

honestly what would make me happiest at this point is probably them announcing that all of their albums are going to be available on spotify (and other streaming services, I guess)

Never thought PP was much of a fan favourite

It has their most popular (?) song on it tbf

never met a sfa fan that didn't totally love phantom power

albeit i've never met that many sfa fans

it's always been my fave though

Seemed like Phantom Power was considered a weaker RAtW back when, but I've always loved it. 'Golden Retriever' is the worst of the bunch and an evergreen song in their setlist. I'd still be pretty disappointed if all this hype is for another reissue, but I'd prob. be on the first plane to Anytown if they were doing a full Phantom Power show. Those shows were great.

It'd been nearly a DECADE since Dark Days/Light Years came out. This band used to release an album almost annually...

bands often release fewer new records after they split up

https://www.facebook.com/superfurryanimals.sfa/photos/a.10150952522444199/10158141052979199/?type=3&theater

"Kliph Scurlock: None of your guesses are correct."

They never split up, though.

I mean they've gone on two or three tours together since Dark Days/Light Years came out and they went on 'hiatus.' That's not splitting up, is it?

By their actions, they certainly seem to have split up and reformed as a band that do reunion tours but focus all their new-music-making into the members' other projects.

other (kind of rubbish) projects

None of them are as good as SFA, but Gruff seems to have done well for himself commercially and critically.

honestly what would make me happiest at this point is probably them announcing that all of their albums are going to be available on spotify (and other streaming services, I guess)

OTM

last CD i bought was Love Kraft and didn't even hear the last album. that was really strange for me as they became my favorite band in the world after the Boo Radleys broke up.

DD/LY is really worth hearing. apart from the execrable 'Mt.', that is

Inaugural Trams is my perennial European holiday anthem (if I'm going anywhere that has trams)

'Mt.' and 'Golden Retriever' are their attempts to go bluesy, both of which should have been strangled at birth owing to SFA being the least convincingly bluesy band ever