Super Furry Animals
Songbook Volume 1
(Beggars XL)
This collection of upbeat, eccentric indie pop from Wales doesn’t capture all of the Furries’ best music—they have too much great output. But Songbook is a perfect starter, with all the singles from the band’s six albums, plus two non-LP tracks. Highlights include the drug-love anthem “Something 4 the Weekend,” media protest rave-up “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck” and “Fire in My Heart.” If you haven’t, it’s time to cosy up to the Super Furry Animals.
—Johnston Farrow
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.