25 for 2009: Six
Album #6: Dark Days/Light Years by Super Furry Animals
While I do think that the Furries have been the second most consistent band of the past fifteen years or so, I must say I did enjoy their previous few records less than all that came before them. However, with this year’s Dark Days/Light Years the Super Furry Animals completely restored my faith in their ability to create magnificent albums from start to finish. As always, SFA cover a lot of musical ground in very little space: compare the schizophrenic Crazy Naked Girls with the marching Mt. and the poppy Moped Eyes to kick off the record, for one. Then there is the glorious eight minute opus that is Cardiff In The Sun…and I could go on. Never a dull moment.
Download:
Super Furry Animals – Inaugural Trams
Song #6: Zero by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Did the Yeah Yeah Yeahs realize how awesome this song was as soon as they had finished recording it? Plus, one of my favourite videos of they year.
Watch:
—> See the rest of the 25 for 2009 list here.
