There's a small feature in the new Uncut. Cian basically says Das Koolies is the new band as far as he is concerned and not a side project. They have no plans to record a new SFA album and Das Koolies is their main focus. They apparently have enough material for three albums, of course they always say that kind of shit. Anyway, I guess you could read into the "new band" thing in a couple ways.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 February 2020 15:24 (four years ago) link
"It's not a side project, it's not a gap-filler, it's not something we're doing because we're waiting to do Super Furries things again. This is what we do now, basically."
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 February 2020 15:34 (four years ago) link
Very much up for this album despite not caring for the single
― PaulTMA, Monday, 17 February 2020 16:40 (four years ago) link
How'd you like the B-side--if you've heard it?
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 17 February 2020 16:45 (four years ago) link
Er, not blown away either but it's early days
― PaulTMA, Monday, 17 February 2020 17:01 (four years ago) link
Super Furry Ifans
https://superfurryanimals.bandcamp.com/track/of-no-fixed-identity
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 March 2022 22:16 (two years ago) link
“Apathy only ruined me”!?
― afriendlypioneer, Saturday, 5 March 2022 20:30 (two years ago) link
So, wait, have we never done an ILM artist poll of these guys?
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 3 February 2023 17:28 (one year ago) link
Looks like the four lads, minus Gruff, are set to release some more stuff as Das Koolies. Posting some snips and snaps on their social media. I have to say I’m more interested in it than the new Gruff LP. Been a while since the other guys had their time to shine and I liked the first couple tracks well enough.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 3 February 2023 20:14 (one year ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1349013979279758?mibextid=0NULKw&fs=e&s=TIeQ9V
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/the-condemned-das-koolies/ouo028rq7ieea
Sounds like this is going to be a good antidote to Gruff’s sleepy balladeer persona.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 3 February 2023 23:19 (one year ago) link
So, wait, have we never done an ILM artist poll of these guys?― Naive Teen Idol
― Naive Teen Idol
I will do SFA in 2023. Was almost going to do it last year but opted to do the Police instead. I just feel like I'm going to need to prepare to do it properly.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 4 February 2023 01:27 (one year ago) link
i'm looking forward to that eventual poll
― ufo, Saturday, 4 February 2023 02:37 (one year ago) link
Awesome! Yeah, they’re a lot of work, done properly. There aren’t too many bands with as big of a catalogue we haven’t done at this point. Should be super exciting.
― Naive Teen Idol, Saturday, 4 February 2023 15:38 (one year ago) link
Also looking forward to that.
― Luna Schlosser, Sunday, 5 February 2023 10:55 (one year ago) link
Me too. I've heard 80% of their output but been meaning to do a comprehensive listen through everything at some point
― Vinnie, Sunday, 5 February 2023 11:11 (one year ago) link
Fifth'd. They're one of my favourite bands ever
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 5 February 2023 11:45 (one year ago) link
Well lads I lost interest many years back but you made me listen to Bad Behaviour this morning so fair play
― bald, mean and full of beans (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 5 February 2023 11:59 (one year ago) link
They hit a wall when they recorded Love Kraft and Hey Venus!, but I’ll be damned if DD/LY isn’t one of their best albums as I view their great back catalog with loving eyes. It’s fun, a little shaggier, less rehearsed and clever. I so wish they’d known some folks really rated that album. I cherish it so much more than any Gruff Rhys solo album.
I’m ready for Das Koolies.
― afriendlypioneer, Sunday, 5 February 2023 15:12 (one year ago) link
And as far as I’m concerned,Love Kraft has some righteously moody and endearing songs. They put a really odd, not very good single on it, a song based on a demo they’d been tossing around since the Guerrilla days- “Lazer Beam.”Knock that and a couple other silly songs off the track list and the album’s got quite an interesting vibe.
― afriendlypioneer, Sunday, 5 February 2023 15:16 (one year ago) link
Love Kraft and a Hey Venus! both have some really good tracks, but are very uneven and have some cringy moments. Agree that DD/LY is amazing and among their best.
― silverfish, Monday, 6 February 2023 14:34 (one year ago) link
DD/LY has Mt. on it, which might be one of the worst songs by an otherwise good band in the history of music, but the rest is good yes
― imago, Monday, 6 February 2023 14:36 (one year ago) link
right, I've actually skipped that one so often that I actually forgot it existed
― silverfish, Monday, 6 February 2023 14:44 (one year ago) link
“Mt.”‘isn’t great but Cian’s two post-SFA albums 12 people have listened to contain some pretty good, if not excellent, songs. I thought the non-Gruff guys were starting to write some pretty good songs in general, like “White Socks/Flip Flop.” Might’ve not carried the whole album, but always a treat when it comes on.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 6 February 2023 14:58 (one year ago) link
at the other end of the scale, guess which song invariably comes into my head every time I take a European city break, or go to Croydon
― imago, Monday, 6 February 2023 14:58 (one year ago) link
https://www.qobuz.com/nz-en/album/the-condemned-das-koolies/bzcatc2zmop5a
Looks like Das Koolies are finally a thing. New EP next month. Single tonight.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 17:15 (one year ago) link
1.The Condemned 00:05:402. Dim Byd Mawr 00:07:223.You Killed My Robot 00:03:424. Grab a Slice 00:05:11
Might be the only person hyped as fuck for this right now, but I've been dying for some new SFA material since about 2009 so I'm going to take it.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 17:16 (one year ago) link
I haven’t listened to it in a while, but I remember liking a lot of Lovekraft, especially the slower more introspective numbers. Didn’t like Lazerbeam or whatever and I always skipped Back On A Roll. Hated that song. l
― Cow_Art, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 17:30 (one year ago) link
Walk you home is a bop
― BringTheAuBonPain, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
"Back on a Roll" is a low light, but I generally really dig Bunf's songs. His voice is weird.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 21:27 (one year ago) link
Love Kraft has great bookends and I do actually quite like Lazer Beam but much of the rest feels kind of bloated and anaemic. Hey Venus is anaemic without even being bloated, which is worse
― imago, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 21:40 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL9Y2_4ztKM
As close to SFA as we’re going to get
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 8 February 2023 05:07 (one year ago) link
SFA produced some great songs not fronted by Gruff. have yet to hear anything that rises above mediocrity from Das Koolies, though
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 8 February 2023 11:31 (one year ago) link
I find some comfort hearing them pull out some of their tropes on that track, but it’s bubblegum at best. I dig it. Glad they didn’t pull a Boo Radleys and try to continue the facade of being the same band.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 8 February 2023 14:15 (one year ago) link