No Thanks to the Feds
Not in a good mood today. I had the November playlist ready to unveil (or so I thought), but when I logged in today to hit "publish", the entry wasn't there. Argh. So that will be revealed on Monday I guess.
Luckily I already uploaded the MP3's for the entry, so I can at least do My Forgotten Favorite today. I have three songs for you, all from the Super Furry Animals. I'm actually posting these for my friend Randi, who trusts my music tastes so much that she bought a ticket to see the Super Furries on my recommendation alone, even though she has never heard a note of their music. Well, we're about to change that.
Super Furry Animals | Ohio Heat (live) (MP3) - This is an acoustic version from a session the band did at Maida Vale back in August of this year. The tambourine in this song is just sublime, I love it. But not as much as Bunf's backing vocals that come in just after the three minute mark. Can't wait to hear this on Tuesday.
Super Furry Animals | Ice Hockey Hair (MP3) - Taken from the band's famous EP of the same name. This track features one of my favorite guitar riffs from Bunf and contains the classic lyric Table tennis rules / They're so confusing, it's not played by fools. Indeed. According to L Boogie, the band added this song back into the set after not playing it on these shores for roughly four years. w00t!
Super Furry Animals | Dacw Hi (MP3) - This is a track taken off of MWNG, which, in many ways, is the best album the Super Furry Animals have ever released. The album is sung entirely in Welsh and was recorded in roughly two weeks for about 6,000 pounds. It reached number 11 in the UK charts and warranted the band a mention in Welsh Congress(Parliment?) for their work in spreading the Welsh culture to the rest of the world. I wanted to pick a song for Randi that would encapsulate what I like love about the Super Furries and their sound (which any fan can tell you, would be very hard with their catalog) and this track immediately sprung to mind. Much like the rest of MWNG, it's bouncey and breezy. And it doesn't matter that it's sung in a foreign language, in fact, I think it enhances the song. A great guitar riff, timely drum fills and a killer melody work in any language. Here are the lyrics (in Welsh and English) if you want to sing along.
Buy MWNG at Amazon.
Keeping with the bad news theme, the Super Furries cancelled their Sunday show in NYC due to poor ticket sales, so there will be just one show in NYC, on Saturday at Webster Hall. Glad I don't live there anymore, I'd be gutted. All Sunday tickets are good for Saturday though, so it's all good.
I'm rolling to the DC show on Tuesday with a posse, so if you want to come, grab a ticket and holler at me.
Here are some pics from the Super Furries Toronto gig.
The Modern Age went to the Elbow gig in NYC last night and has pictures and a setlist.
Here's the video (in Quicktime) for "Forever Lost" by the Magic Numbers.
Here's the trailer for the new video game True Crime:New York City.
Celtics v. Pistons tonight!
Sorry about the Nov playlist ILB, but your entry was furry-ri-fic enough to not need it. I'm so excited for next weeks gigs I could wee myself. Not that it needs reiterating, but I completely agree with you about MWNG. It is quite possibly my favorite album of all time for a variety of reasons. A beautiful album. Buy it people.
i'll definitely be at the show. and i definitely share your enthusiasm for my love for SFA. i'll be the one with the big camera annoying everyone trying to get that perfect shot.
I've been looking forward to this show for a long time. I agree wholeheartedly about MWNG.
Thanks for the link to the Ohio Heat MP3. Love it. I'm going to the DC show tonight, but 8:30 is too late for me to meet up at DC9. I want to catch some of Caribou's set. Take it easy.