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Welsh hero’s Super Furry Animals have been quietly crafting their own brand of breezy oddball indie for over ten years. Their refusal to be trendy has earned them a cult following and although famed for eccentric antics, such as leaving giant inflatable bears outside gigs, the band are best loved for their innovative and fresh sound. Drummer Daf talks to Fused.
You are on your seventh album and it’s the first to have every member contribute to the vocals and song writing. How did this come about and why now?
Everybody has written before to varying degrees. I think this time is the first time that the members have written whole songs and actually sing them. We had a policy of you write it, you sing it. It’s more interesting for us, everybody’s writing their own stuff. These seem to be the songs that pull together best. It seems to be the most cohesive album we’ve done for some strange reason. That’s the way it’s turned out. We’ve got our own studio now so everyone can get their ideas down quick, it just came about naturally.
In the past you’ve had Paul McCartney chewing carrots and celery on your album. Can we expect any of this kind of improvisation on ‘Love Kraft’?
We recorded Bunf (guitarist) jumping into the swimming pool in Spain. We get an idea and just try it, doesn’t matter how daft it seems at the time. A lot of it turns out good! There are no rules. On the last album we miked the garden and started shooting guns around and recorded a song. But that was more for our own personal enjoyment. We could have got the sounds off a CD sample but it was more fun shooting AK-47s around the garden.
Did recording in Spain and Brazil have any influence on the album?
The food was better than over here. There was a lot of happy vibes y’know? Brazil was amazing. You had to take your rings and chains off to make sure you didn’t get robbed though.
Why do you think Super Furry Animals have lasted for so long?
We just get on with it. We’ve always been making records and touring. We’ve had a disregard for scenes and fads. We don’t fit in with any trends of the moment. It’s easier like that, it’s not like we are trying to be trendy all the time.
Are you looking forward to the tour?
Yeah. We haven’t done a long tour for about a year and a half. We did a little tour recently, did a few festivals but we haven’t done a proper tour. It’ll be interesting I suppose. We have toured so much for the last ten years that we needed a break to appreciate it again. You can’t get fucked off with it really.
Will there be any dressing up? Will the Yeti’s return?
The yetis are dead. We shot them. They’re gone. We’ve got these sort of lighted up suits, plugged into the lighting system. The whole suit glows. That’s the latest thing, that. The scientists have been working hard on them.
What bands are you loving at them moment?
Erm…The Carpenters. I brought the CD in a Tesco garage, I’ve been listening to that loads. Write good tunes they do. I like The White Stripes. You now what, I’m terrible, I cant think of any. I’m a lazy bastard. But there’s always good bands around.
Super Furry’s new album ‘Love Kraft’ is out now. They embark on a UK tour in September (playing Carling Academy, Birmingham on 20/09). Check www.superfurry.com for dates.
Amanpreet Kahlon
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