Super Furry Animals

Super Furry Animals (also known as "SFA", the "Furries" and the "Super Furries") are a Welsh rock band, with leanings towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation.

Post Guerrilla

January 2000 involved a series of changes for SFA. The last single from Guerrilla, "Do Or Die", was released. It was also the last single SFA released on Creation Records, as founder Alan McGee set off to pursue other interests (he now runs the Poptones label, home of The Hives). May 2000 saw SFA return to their roots when they released the Welsh language album Mwng. Meaning "mane", its lilting, acoustic melodies proved SFA as 'proper' songwriters after the experimental pop of Guerrilla. 2000 also saw the Furries nominated for a grammy, for the remixing of unreleased Beatles recordings.

Related Topics:
January - 2000 - Poptones - The Hives - Welsh language - Mwng - Mane - Pop - Grammy

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A limited edition (of 3000) 7 inch record was released, "Ysbeidiau Heulog" (meaning "Sunny Intervals"). It came backed with Charge, an interesting pseudo-instrumental track recorded as a Peel Session for the BBC.

Related Topics:
Record - BBC

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Album rumours prevailed in 2001 until an official announcement was made about the new album, Rings around the World. The single "Juxtapozed With U" was released on SFA's new label, Epic, to much airplay and TV appearances. The album followed soon after, to widespread critical acclaim, and was a great success, reaching number three in the UK album charts. One of the tracks from the album, "Receptacle For The Respectable" featured Paul McCartney on "carrot and celery rhythm track" (a homage to his performance on the Beach Boys' "Vegetables").

Related Topics:
Rings around the World - TV - Paul McCartney - Beach Boys

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Rings around the World is perhaps most remarkable for being the world's first simultaneous release of an audio and DVD album. It also brought the band many new followers in America.

Related Topics:
Audio - DVD - Album - America

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Later single "(Drawing) Rings around the World" and "It's Not the End of the World?" didn't do so well but still received some airplay, notably on the BBC's Radio 2. The album was later nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2002.

Related Topics:
Mercury Music Prize - 2002

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The album, Phantom Power, was released on July 14 2003, preceded by a single, "Golden Retriever", on June 30. This album was followed up with a remix album Phantom Phorce

Related Topics:
Phantom Power - July 14 - 2003 - June 30 - Phantom Phorce

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', the first SFA singles collection was realeased in late 2004.

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In early 2005, Gruff Rhys released a solo album Yr Atal Genhedlaeth, ("The Stuttering Generation"), sung all in Welsh. The band also released an Under The Influence compilation, featuring the songs that have contributed to their sound over the years. Previous Under The Influence compilers include Morrissey and Paul Weller.

Related Topics:
2005 - Yr Atal Genhedlaeth - Welsh - Under The Influence - Morrissey - Paul Weller

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The band's latest album is entitled Love Kraft and was released on 22 August 2005. The single Lazer Beam preceded it on 15 August.

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