Saw this in the NME:

Super Furry Animals have always been such champion stoners that it stood to reason that their stoner-rock phase would be champion. Yes, You read that right. Despite a 12 year history as eternal bridesmaids to a conveyer belt of lesser visionaries, their last album, 'PHANTOM POWER', ended up being their most commercially successful to date. The upshot is that they were allowed to go and make their new one, 'LOVEKRAFT', in Brazil, where frontman Gruff Rhys says the intense heat landed them with a record that was "DENSE".

This tour, then, is to road test the new stuff- eight new songs and no yetis. Theres talk of robot like creations ("somethings so new that it doesnt have a name, because they're going to be futuristic and robots are history, innit," Gruff will tell us later) for the autumn tours, but for now the sole concession to pantomime is a curious alien crash helmet worn by Gruff for the lush, opening 'SLOW LIFE'. But in doing something thats more conservative on the surface, we're reminded just how daring and inventive the Furries really are.
Because while 'LOVEKRAFT' is certainly not a techno record, it's their most mashed work to date; its like 'WHITE ALBUM'- era Beatles playing in an underground chamber and offset tonight with smacky rave visuals to fry the brain.

Theres still range, of course, and to prove it vocals are shared, with Bunf taking the lead on the sea shanty 'THE HORN' and Daf on the cushion-soft 'ATOMIK LUST', both a swashbuckling world away from the opiated sludge-rock of 'ZOOM!' or the pretty 'FREQUENCY'. The back catalogue stuff, meanwhile, is specially selected to fit the earthtones of the new songs, so we get nice ethereal standards like 'HELLO SUNSHINE', 'SOMETHING 4 FOR THE WEEKEND' and 'ICE HOCKEY HAIR', which over the years have blossomed and become a peak in a setlist thats full of them. Doing away with the gimmickry has only served to prove what a truly inventive and- though we might want to whisper this- mature band the Super Furry Animals have become. Well at least until those futuristic robots arrive at least."

I'm almost completely unexposed to this band, but I got the Gruff Rhys record in the mail and really liked it.

Where should I start with them? I just got an outrageous mileage check from work and after drinks celebrating last night's Pistons win I'm pretty sure the check spoke to me and directed me to proceed directly to Best Buy. I can't fuck with orders like that.

Guerilla or Radiator

I concur.. I would personally chose Radiator... all the SFA has been reissued so that is a plus, I had to find my copies at Borders though, Best Buy around here doesnt stock shit. If you want I should burn you some stuff..and maybe bs over a beer... let me know. The missus is gone this weekend...(no thats not an invitation to a date)

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I would say to start with the Songbooks album. Then if you like that, go back and start from the beginning. The day I bought Fuzzy Logic, UK’s Creation Records version, was the first day I could get my hands on it. I was blown away at the creativeness and they have yet to let me down.

Reading that this might be their White Album today has made me crazy but makes me smile. At the same time it makes total sense, as this is album number seven. It’s about time that the rest of the world wakes up to them. Truly one of the most creative bands we have in rock today.

Leak already!

np: SFA - PP

Aint that the truth.

we might 'ave a winner. Check your PM on Thursday and I'll let you know.
And cool out w/ Dalen in that other thread. You're starting to sound old and belligerent.

I just bought Radiator two weeks ago as my first SFA album. I've listened to it every day since then. I'm going to get Guerilla next.

Along with Dressy Bessy, they are my favorite bands I've started listening to this year.

Meh, you dont know me from my former days at CMJ- Ive mellowed out now.

Sounds good, Ill wait by my PM, like a little school girl.