Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
(Creation, 1996)
Super
Furry Animals' debut, FUZZY LOGIC, introduced the Welsh quintet's
willfully idiosyncratic sensibility, catchy songcraft, and
genre-synthesising rock in grand style. While the band's ambition is
sometimes a liability, it is hard not to be intoxicated by the musical
merry-go-round here, from the hard-driving punk-pop of "God! Show Me
Magic" to the expansive psych-lounge vibe of "Mario Man". Crunching
guitars, keyboard flourishes, and lushly layered harmonies combine to
create a surreal, dynamically diverse, and totally engaging set.
The
Super Furries include among their touchstones late-'60s psychedelia
("Fuzzy Birds"), surging punk ("Frisbee"), arty Britpop a la the Kinks
("Hometown Unicorn"), and tongue-in-cheek anthems ("If You Don't Want
Me to Destroy You").Often the group will mix these elements within a
single song, as on the alternately jittery and sweepingly melodic pop
gem "Something 4 the Weekend". SFA would go on to release albums even
more eclectic than FUZZY LOGIC, but the hooks, energy, and freewheeling
fun of this record still make it one of their best.
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