Super Furry Animals
Dark Days/Light Years
returning to the kraut psych rock vibes of their early years this album is a glorious technicolour journey into the mind of super furry animals jam packed into 59 minutes of acidic pop genius this is the super furries' ninth studio album but it has more spark and invention than most teen bands manage on their debuts 'dark days light years' is their finest collection since 2003's 'phantom power' a purple patch perhaps inspired by the band members' dalliances in various solo projects neon neon candylion the peth and acid casuals at their best they find the interface between exotic arcane sounds and rich tunes 'crazy naked girls' is a perfect nexus of melody and odd falsetto funk the band find joy in repetition as ever in psychrocker 'prijk' elsewhere nick mccarthy from franz ferdinand raps in german over 'inaugural trams' which has the buoyancy of a twisted kids' tv theme and to further recommend it there's a track called 'the very best of neil diamond'