Super Furry Animals Grow, Change and RediscoverIs it possible for a band to sell out by being more like themselves?Christopher Earl 1 of 2 Next> Recently, Super Furry Animals have been accused of reaching some sort of pinnacle with their latest release, Love Kraft, by apparently making an album that is “more like SFA” than the others…though it is difficult to understand what that means, exactly. Since no two of SFA’s seven albums are much alike, it’s hard to imagine what a true SFA sound is. I talked to Super Furry Animal guitarist and vocalist, Hue “Bunf” Bunford, from Toronto a few days after the beginning in Montreal of the latest SFA North American tour, and took the opportunity to discuss the creation of Love Kraft and its place in the SFA canon. Super Furry Animals formed in Cardiff, Wales in 1993. Their first release was the 1995 EP Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod, recorded entirely in Welsh. Their second EP “Moog Droog” contained the English song, “God! Show Me Magic” that earned them a great deal of attention in Britain. Before I talked to Bunf about Love Kraft specifically, I wanted to know about SFA’s transition from a band working in Welsh to one working in English. In particular, I wanted to know why they decided to do something that could be considered “selling out.”
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