Thought Dan Deacon had a monopoly on awkward white-kid bouncing? Well,
peep this semi-grainy footage of Super Furry Animals frolicking through a four-night stand at Cardiff, Wales' Clwb Ifor Bach (yes, we spelled that right ... we think) and see the five Welshmen give Baltimore's less-than-furry son a bump for his money. The shows ostensibly gave Gruff Rhys and company a chance to test tracks from their forthcoming, eighth album Hey Venus! . When you've been around four almost fifteen years, might as well revisit the past, right? Yup, that's the spirit: Watch the Steely Dan-sampling "The Man Don't Give A Fuck" (below) mingle with fresh 'n' forthcoming material like jammy mid-tempo ballad "The Gift" and first single "Show Your Hand," a slice of
Turtles-sounding psychedelia. If that's not enough SFA, hop over to
the band's MySpace for the studio version of "Show Your Hand."
Gruff don't give a fuck...
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Hey Venus! is out 8/27 on Rough Trade. Take the jump for tracklist and super crazy album art.
The full Hey Venus! track list:
01 "The Gateway Song"
02 "Runaway"
03 "Show Your Hand"
04 "The Gift"
05 "Neo Consumer"
06 "Into The Night"
07 "Baby Ate My Eight Ball"
08 "Carbon Dating"
09 "Suckers"
10 "Battersea Odyssey"
11 "Wolves"
