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In the Works
SFA are working on their next album. Gruff may be guesting on a future release from Boom Bip, who opened US dates in 02. (This is unconfirmed.) ~ thanks to James
11 June : Isle of Wight Festival
Super Furry Animals play the now sold-out Isle of Wight Festival on Friday, 11 June. They're on the bill with 22-20's, Groove Armada and Stereophonics. ~ 8,13 April
9 Songs
 Michael Winterbottom, director of 24 Hour Party People, is debuting a new film, 9 Songs, at Cannes Film Festival 2004. As discussed in The Independent, the film captures live performances from Super Furry Animals, Primal Scream, Franz Ferdinand, Von Bondies, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Michael Nyman, as witnessed by the couple at the center of the erotic, explicit love story. Read more on Yahoo/Variety. Update: The screening of the film is covered by the Guardian and Screen Daily, and already is generating a lot of general press over content. There's a follow up article in the Guardian. Speaking to icWales, a spokesman for SFA said, "The band are very pleased to be part of the film and hope it will be a success." ~ 13, 20 May, thanks to Ant
25 Mai : Ysbeidiau Heulog ym Methesda
From BBC Radio Cymru:
"Pan nath Gruff Rhys o'r Super Furry Animals ddechrau ei yrfa cerddorol yn chwarae'r dryms i fand o'r enw Y Wawr, doedd o byth yn meddwl y byddai'n dychwelyd i Fethesda fel seren fyd-enwog i agor Gwe Gaffi a Chanolfan Hyfforddi ar gyfer cenhedlaeth newydd o gerddorion yr ardal!
Ond dyna fydd yn digwydd ar nos Fawrth, Mai 25, rhwng 6:30pm a 7:30pm pan fydd o'n helpu i agor Gwe Gaffi a Chanolfan Hyfforddi Pesda Roc ym Methesda. Dyma ganolfan fydd yn trefnu llwythi o gigs lleol ac yn trefnu gweithdai cerddorol i bobl ifanc bob nos Iau rhwng 7pm a 9pm yn y Clwb Rygbi."
More Phantom Phorce
  Update from superfurry.com:
"HELLO.
Here is some information for the disappointed.
PHANTOM PHORCE ~ limited edition, double-cd special package
Placid Casual is visibly excited at the prospect of making a load more of these special editions of Phantom Phorce ~ mainly because they've proven to be far more "exclusive" than originally intended (due to the bankrupcy / liquidation of companies who used to work with us...freezing our activities and distribution lines).
They should be ready by the end of May ~ and will be available generally and online at superfurry.com at a 'normal', civilised price.
HELO.
Dyma ychydig o wybodaeth i'r sawl a gafodd siom wrth fethu bachu copi o'r fersiwn cyntaf, arbennig o PHANTOM PHORCE.
Rydyn ni wedi cynhyrfu. yn weledol. wrth ddatgan y byddwn yn cynhyrchu llwyth ychwanegol o'r PHANTOM PHORCE arbennig ~ yn benodol achos fod cymaint o bobl wedi cael cymaint o drafferth cael gafael mewn copiau rai wythnosau'n ol (yn sgil problemau methdalu a fu gan rai o'r cwmniau gweithgynhyrchu a dosbarthu a oedd yn cyd-weithio gyda ni).
Dylsai rhain fod yn barod erbyn diwedd y mis (Mai); byddant ar gael yn y siopau arferol...a byddant YN SICR ar gael yn siop Super Furry Animals ar superfurry.com ~ a hynny am bris rhesymol a gwaraidd.
Diolch am eich hamynnedd..." ~ 5 May
19 April : Phantom Phorce remix & Slow Life
As we reported earlier, SFA release Phantom Phorce, an album of the Phantom Power remixes, on their own label, Placid Casual on 19 April in the UK (moved back one week from original announcement).
The band will release a new mix of Slow Life as a downloadable single from placidcasual.com, from 2 April. Additional tracks will be Lost Control and Motherfokker, new recordings featuring Goldie Lookin' Chain and Killa Kela. Initial copies of Phantom Phorce will be limited edition, fold-out 3D, packed with the single.
Update: If you ordered from amazon.co.uk through this website, your order may have been cancelled. The distribution company used by Placid Casual went bankrupt, disrupting the release. They're sorting things out, and some copies should be available again by the end of May. ~ 22 April, 5 May
Updates: There will be a US release by Beggar's Banquet in several months ~ we don't have details yet. ~ 24 April
Explore the work of the Phantom Phorce remixers through these website and album links:
Recordiau Slacyr Records
Marc, a frequent contributor here, has recently launched a record label with Dyl Mei of Pep Le Pew. The Recordiau Slacyr / Slacyr Records website has Texas Radio Band news, MP3s and a giveway. The band are recent favorites of John Peel and Zane Lowe, and also features John Lawrence of Infinity Chimps / ex-GZM on pedal steel. There's also details of forthcoming releases from MC Mabon, Pep Le Pew and Gintis. ~ 14 April
 Wildlife
Doll has photographs from the Triptych Festival show in Glasgow on www.shesgotspies.co.uk.
See press : reviews for opinions on Phantom Phorce. Listen to a Furry mix from the dressing room in Sheffield on BBC Radio 1 : One World. Preview Ranger from artist Pete Fowler's Monsterism Volume 3 in our PF : Pete Fowler . Art . Info. The Sunday Herald spoke with Gruff in advance of the Triptych Festival in Glasgow. SFA are kit sponsors for Adam Davis, a young Welsh footballer now playing for Cambridge United. SFA will not appear at Pesda Roc 2004, according to BBC Radio Cymru [Welsh]. It is planned to be a smaller festival this year.
The Yetis went out in a blaze of gunfire. Gruff spoke to NME.com about their last night of the UK tour in London. Those concerned about animal welfare might consider donations to Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife Rehabilitation or other worthy causes. Gruff spoke to VH1 about Bill Hicks and others. There's a political opinion piece on both American Spectator and Popshot.net. The Guardian reviewed the Liverpool show, while BBC Nottingham has a review from Rock City, BBC Wales Music covered Cardiff and Playlouder was in London. Reviews of Phantom Phorce can be found on BBC Wales Music, BBC Collective, which also has streaming audio tracks, and the Guardian. Doll has photos from the Cardiff and London shows on shesgotspies.co.uk.
Irish magazine, Hot Press, put reader's questions to the band in their new issue. SFA were asked, "Where on earth did the (now infamous) instrumental album ever get to?" Gruff responded, "It's in pieces dotted around our other albums I think. And we've got a stock pile of songs, an EC-style song mountain beyond the toxic rim of Cardiff where we keep our songs. Daf added, "We just need to find the time to put it all together." ~ thanks to Raymond, Marg, Jems, Tracy, Charles, Darren; thanks to Jonny Morris for the photos from Brighton Dome
Message from Placid Casual
Placid Casual wish to apologise for anybody experiencing difficulties in obtaining copies of Phantom Phorce. Unfortunately, 3MV the sales company responsible for selling and marketing the album, ceased trading last week and are going into liquidation next week, therefore meaning distribution to shops and other retail outlets inc Amazon has stopped. We hope to resolve this over the next few days but it could mean a period of two weeks before some retail outlets receive new copies. Again we apologise but this it totally beyond our control at this point in time. We will post any developments on placidcasual.com and superfurry.com. ~ from Placid Casual, 22 April
Slow Life EP
Tracks from the Slow Life EP are now available to download from the relaunched placidcasual.com. The EP will be included in the first 3,000 copies of the Phantom Phorce remix album, out 19 April. Update: You can now download the promo video, too. ~ 2,16 April
2 May : Cardiff ~ Furry Sounds DJs
At Clwb Ifor Bach ~ Funktuate
"Keith Tenniswood aka Radioactive Man, Space DJz, Optimas Prime AND those Super Furry Animals that like to DJ (that'll be Guto and Bunf then). It's the bank holiday ~ so perfect time for this three-floor blowout. Tickets in the shops...go get them, 8.00pm �10.00."
11 June : Isle of Wight Festival
Speaking to Lauren Laverne of Xfm, Gruff Rhys said SFA will play the Isle of Wight Festival. The Xfm website states that it's not yet confirmed, but the band is anticipated to play on Friday, 11 June. Update: This is now confirmed by NME.com. ~ 8,13 April
29 April : Triptych Festival,
SFA are scheduled for Thursday, 29 April at the Tramway in Glasgow, Scotland as part of the Triptych Festival. Also on the bill are Mountaineers, M. Craft and Adem. Tickets are �14.50. Gruff Rhys discussed his picks for the festival in the Sunday Herald. ~ thanks to Gaz, 1, 29 April
Heard on Tour
The version of The Beatles' Tomorrow Never Knows often played at the end of the Furries' set is by (Little) Junior Parker from Love Ain't Nothin' But A Business Goin' On. The album may be out of stock, but copies may be found on eBay.
Acid Casuals
  Acid Casuals, featuring Cian of SFA, have recorded three songs for BBC Radio Cymru. You can also hear more from the techno collective on BBC Wales Music and Sessions in Wales. In 2002, they released the
Filthy Pitch/Code single on Novamute. Those tracks can also be found on the Novamute compilation, 2CDs and MP3s.
Interviews, Reviews & Photos
The Liverpool Daily Post has a new interview with Bunf. Salisbury Journal spoke with Daf. Irish magazine Hot Press will be featuring SFA in their next issue, and are asking for reader's questions now. (Their website requires a paid subscription.)
Se�n Hillen, who created the images for (Drawing) Rings Around The World has created a collage from a photo of Gruff for Irish magazine, Foggy Notions, which accompanies an article on the band.
Doll has photos of the Cardiff Barfly charity show on shesgotspies.co.uk, and Joe has a review on BBC Wales.
There's a chance to win tickets to the Salisbury show on BBC.co.uk. Toazted.com has audio interviews with Gruff that you can download, recorded in the Netherlands in January, and back in 98. Get the latest interviews and reviews, and explore years of Furries history in Press.
Visit the relaunched superfurry.org for photographs from the recent shows in Vancouver and Seattle. Alec has pictures from San Francisco.
The US label Screw Music Forever has photos taken by the band Home, when they toured with Grandaddy and SFA last October. US magazine Amplified has Gruff's photos and tour diary from February. ilovehoovering has photos from Dublin. Mark Rodgers sent us his review from Dublin. It's in our Press : archives. (If you have reviews, photos or anything to share, please write.)
The Scotsman has a review of the Edinburgh show. The Evening Gazette spoke with Cian. icScotland has a review of the show as well, but they used photos which were kindly loaned to this website without permission.
Total Production magazine has a look behind the scenes at SFA's tour set-up. See This is Wiltshire for a concert preview, and old 70's rock magazine, Creem is alive and kicking, with a feature on SFA. Boy Howdy!
Skinny Cat has photographs from the show in Salisbury. There's a review on This is Wiltshire. STONEHENGE! ~ thanks to Gaz, Jems, Mark, many others; photos from Peripheral Anomaly used with kind permission
March & April : England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales
March:
27 : Liverpool Royal Court
28 : Dublin Olympia
30 : Edinburgh Corn Exchange
31 : Middlesbrough Town Hall
April:
01 : Sheffield Octagon
02 : Cardiff International Arena
04 : Nottingham Rock City
05 : Salisbury City Hall
06 : Cambridge Corn Exchange
07 : Brighton Dome
08 : London Carling Apollo Hammersmith
  Opening band for the whole tour is Zabrinski, with Goldie Lookin' Chain added for Cardiff and London.
~ 10 December, 20 March, thanks to Alan/NME, Joe/BBC, photos from Peripheral Anomaly used with kind permission
Acoustic Session Now Online
 New York band Max Nasty, Private have posted tracks from Gruff's acoustic set from Mondo Kim's in New York last October. They'll be adding more songs in the coming weeks. See press : sessions for more.
Memories from Nant Gwrtheyrn
 We're pleased to announce that we now have for you Huw Roberts' photos and report from the special SFA concert held for just 60 people at Nant Gwrtheyrn last May. Enjoy!
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It's our first birthday as a website, and the List has been going over seven years. We can't thank all the many people who've contributed to this website enough. Diolch yn fawr i chi!
We've been expanding the Recordings and Press pages, so visit again if it's been awhile. There's much more on the way, just as fast as we can upload it all.
Sherbet Antlers
Sherbet Antlers will release their debut single, Hikkomorai/Let Yourself Go. The group features Mark Roberts and Paul Jones, guitarist and bassist formerly of Y Cyrff and Catatonia (which once featured Daf before SFA formed). They are joined by John Griffiths and Kevs Ford of Llwybr Llaethog, who have remixed several Furries tracks. The single is released by the Neud Nid Deud [Action Not Words] label on 22 March, and can be ordered by clicking the title link above.
23-24 March : Carson Daly
The US TV show Last Call with Carson Daly will rebroadcast the episode with SFA performing
Hello Sunshine on the night of Tuesday, 23-24 March.
20 March : Cardiff
Brave Captain, Zabrinski and the Furrysounds DJs will be at Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff on Saturday, 20 March. Tickets at the door only.
11-12 March : GLC Track Airs
Goldie Lookin' Chain will take over the BBC Radio One ~ One World show at midnight UK time, 11-12 March, and will air the new track recorded with SFA. Note that this show is not being archived.
5 March : Barfly, Cardiff
 As we first wrote on 3 December, SFA will be part of Passport : Back To The Bars concert series to benefit Shelter/War Child. Tickets were available by a mobile phone-in contest and authorized charity auction on eBay. The Furries are thought to be doing a bingo-style set-list. ~ 26 January, 26 February, thanks to thecure.com, Ian
Also on Friday, Mogwai will be flying in for an exclusive DJ set at Boobytrap's new bar, Journey's, off Newport Road, on Clifton Street in Cardiff.
Britrock Awards 2003
Thanks very much to the members of Brit Rock Group in Brasil who nominated us for unofficial website in their Britrock Awards 2003. It was great to bring you news about SFA in Brasil!
Sound Nation
Sound Nation has launched a new website, where you can subscribe to their free magazine about Welsh music, and read articles from past issues. Don't miss it! ~ thanks to Joe
Boobytrap Nights
 Boobytrap have a regular A Step In The Left Direction night Thursdays in Journey's Club, 1-2 Cliffton Street Cardiff.
5 March : Barfly, Cardiff
The Mirror now confirms the story we posted 3 December. SFA will be part of Passport : Back To The Bars concert series to benefit Shelter/War Child. To obtain tickets:
"Text the answer to the following question to 83003 (83200 for Virgin Mobile), followed by the name of the act you want to see. Which group of venues will be presenting Passport: Back To The Bars from March 1-6? 1. Barfly 2. Flyguy 3. Sky High. Phone lines open January 26 and will close February 20 2004. Texts cost �1.50 plus the network provider's text charge. All correct answers will be collected and the winners will be randomly selected. Winners will be notified on February 22 and sent a code number. They will need to bring this code and their passport or a valid form of photo ID with them to gain access to the gig. For full terms and conditions and further information visit www.musicpassport.org."
Update: Tickets are available through an authorized charity auction now on ebay. If you've never registered before, please use our affiliate link: eBay, which helps support this website. ~ 26 January, 11 February, thanks to thecure.com, Ian
Welsh Music Awards
Cast your vote online for the Welsh Music Awards, to be held 20 February.
19 February : Last Call on US TV
SFA will be on Last Call with Carson Daly on NBC TV in the US, performing Hello Sunshine. The perfomance was taped at an earlier date.
Pete Fowler ~ INKTANK Book
Pete Fowler will be featured in a very limited edition of a book called INKTANK 2, along with 10 other artists. On 18 February, there will be an exhibition and book signing at Urbis in Manchester, England. Only 100 copies of the book will be available for purchase at the show.
February : North American Tour
Update: Support for all shows is Papa M.
February:
02 : Minneapolis, Minnesota ~ IN-STORE ~ 4:00PM at Let It Be, 1001 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis (612-339-7439) ~ new!
02 : Minneapolis, Minnesota ~ Fine Line
03 : Chicago, Illinois ~ Metro
04 : Detroit, Michigan ~ St. Andrew's Hall
05 : Toronto, Ontario ~ Phoenix Theatre [Ticketmaster.ca]
06 : Montr�al, Qu�bec ~ venue change: Caf� Campus [admission.com]
07 : Somerville (Boston), Massachusetts - Somerville Theatre
08 : Winooski (Burlington), Vermont ~ Higher Ground
09 : New York, New York ~ TV TAPING ~ Last Call with Carson Daly : arrive 4:45PM, tapes at 6PM (Last Call ~ request free tickets) ~ DATE CHANGED!
09 : New York, New York ~ Webster Hall
11 : Washington, DC ~ 930 Club
12 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ~ Theatre of Living Arts
13 : Carrboro, North Carolina ~ Cat's Cradle [etix]
14 : Athens, Georgia ~ 40 Watt Club
15 : Nashville, Tennessee ~ Exit/In
17 : Austin, Texas ~ La Zona Rosa
18 : Dallas, Texas ~ venue change: Gypsy Tea Room
19 : Columbia, MO ~ The Blue Note ~ new date!
20 : Lawrence, Kansas ~ INSTORE ~ 4:30PM at Kief's (823 Massachusetts) ~ new!
20 : Lawrence, Kansas ~ Granada
21 : Instore Acoustic ~ INSTORE ~ 4:30PM at Twist and Shout Underground (333 East Alameda Ave., Denver) ~ new!
21 : Denver, Colorado ~ Bluebird Theatre
24 : Vancouver, British Columbia ~ Richards on Richards [Zulu Records]
25 : Seattle, Washington ~ The Showbox [Ticketswest]
27 : San Francisco, CA ~ The Fillmore : part of the Noise Pop Festival with Papa M & Rogue Wave
28 : Los Angeles, CA ~ Henry Fonda Theatre
See Pollstar for additional information. Tickets available through venue box offices, Ticketmaster.com, Ticketweb, other outlets as noted (not affiliate links).
~ 28 September, 28 February, thanks to many fans and Beggar's Banquet
12 February ~ Pete Fowler in NYC
Pete Fowler and John Mark James will be at the Kid Robot store in New York City on 12 February. See Pete Fowler . Art . Info for details and more news about Monsterism and current exhibitions.
Latest News
According to Laurent Zecha's interview with Gruff on Radio X from Basel, Switzerland, SFA plan to release the Phantom Power DVD remixes on their own Placid Casual label in April. The band also just recorded tracks for a proposed new EP, which may also be self-released and for sale or download from the official website. See press : interviews for the latest.
superfurrylogic.com came in #243 in our debut on the IMA People's Choice Award. Thank you so much everyone who voted! It's all lovingly researched and hand-coded for you. Thanks to everyone who's used the affiliate links. We've just added eBay. If you register and buy something, shop the site through our link, we're granted a $5 credit, at no cost to you, which helps with our web hosting fees. Again, thanks!
US magazine Under The Radar features SFA in issue 5. Visit the website for more from their interviews. Bunf spoke with BBC Radio Cymru [in Welsh]. US magazine Stop Smiling is offering a 7" of Summer Snow and Blue Fruit with issue 17. SFA's trip to Brasil is covered in the new issue of Q (February, Darkness on the cover). Wales on Sunday has an article on artist Pete Fowler. See upcoming for new tour dates for Spain, France, Netherlands, US, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. ~ 2 January, 2 February, thanks to Laurent, Owain M., and Casey
9 February : NYC TV Taping
Sign up to see SFA for free in New York City at a taping of Last Call with Carson Daly. The show tapes before the concert on Monday, 9 February. You need to arrive at 4:45PM, and the show tapes at 6:00PM. Request tickets online: www.1iota.com. Spread the word ~ there's seats available! (Note that the show was moved from Tuesday, and will air at a later date.)
March : Club Show?
Website thecure.com indicates that SFA may be part of the Passport : Back To The Bars concert series to benefit Shelter/War Child, planned for March 04. The official website for War Child confirms acts including Travis, Elbow, Ash, Polyphonic Spree, Floetry and Badly Drawn Boy. ~ 3 December (now confirmed)
January : Europe
January:
21 : Arena, Madrid
22 : Sala Bikini, Barcelona
23 : venue changed La Maroquinerie, Paris (tickets: FNAC) (was Boule Noire)
24 : Melkweg, Amsterdam
~ updated 12 December, thanks to T.
Pete Fowler DJing
Pete Fowler will be a guest DJ at Panic in London on 13 January.
 Mark James' Cardboy
 Mark James, who's created artwork for SFA including the Placid Casual chair logo, Rings icons, typefaces and logos, has a new line of toys, called Cardboy. They're released through Pete Fowler's new company, Playbeast. ~ 28 October
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