Thursday music corner: Super Furry Animals are a Welsh indie-rock band formed in Cardiff in 1993, with Rhys Ifans as the original lead singer, who was soon replaced by Gruff Rhys when Ifans devoted his time to his acting career. The band have released nine albums between 1996 and 2009, with two certified gold albums and three certified silver. Their Rings Around the World album in 2001 was their most successful, reaching number 3 in the UK album charts. Super Furry Animals have released 26 singles, 18 of which reached the UK top 40; to date the most successful has been Northern Lites, which reached number 11 in 1999.
Inaugural Trams was the first single from the band's 2009 album Dark Days / Light Years. The spoken-word German phrases are delivered by then-Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy.
Super Furry Animals - Inaugural Trams (2009)
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