{"product_id":"guerrilla-1","title":"Guerrilla","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuerrilla\u003c\/em\u003e is the third album by \u003cstrong\u003eSuper Furry Animals\u003c\/strong\u003e. The record was released on 14th June, 1999 by Creation Records and peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a bigger budget from Creation and choosing to self-produce the album with studio wingman\/engineer, Michael Brennan, in rural splendour, the band determinedly set about making an upbeat, pop record that would deliver a punch inside 45 minutes. What actually emerged was a kaleidoscopic and indefinable gathering of vibrant songs that, while brimming with intended positivity, embraced accidental studio discoveries, missteps in the recording process, and a new sense of democracy as the band shared production duties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing two hidden tracks, \"\u003cem\u003eCitizen’s Band\u003c\/em\u003e\" (inspired by Gruff’s experiences during the 1980’s CB radio craze in remote North Wales) coming in before the official opener, \"\u003cem\u003eCheck It Out\u003c\/em\u003e\", and \"\u003cem\u003eChewing Chewing Gum (Reprise)\u003c\/em\u003e\" sitting in the gap after the ‘closing’ glam-rock stomp of \"\u003cem\u003eKeep The Cosmic Trigger Happy\u003c\/em\u003e\", \u003cstrong\u003eSuper Furry Animals\u003c\/strong\u003e were found to be in a playful mood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheir selection of singles offered a potent, at-a-glance guide of the band’s career-spanning sounds, with \"\u003cem\u003eNorthern Lites\u003c\/em\u003e\" (No.11, UK Singles Chart) poppy, steel drum-infused calypso foretelling the unashamed, hit-making approach that would follow them into 2001’s \u003cem\u003eRings Around The World\u003c\/em\u003e and 2003’s \u003cem\u003ePhantom Power\u003c\/em\u003e. At the same time, gentle acoustic ballad, \"\u003cem\u003eFire In My Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\" (No.25, UK Singles Chart) and punky, gobbledygook third single, \"\u003cem\u003eDo Or Die\u003c\/em\u003e\" (No.20, UK Singles Chart) shared the charming, naïve immediacy of their debut, \u003cem\u003eFuzzy Logic\u003c\/em\u003e and its follow-up \u003cem\u003eRadiator\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConstantly casting their gaze into the future, \"\u003cem\u003eWherever I Lay My Phone (That’s My Home)\u003c\/em\u003e\" foretold of iPhone dominance in the age when heavyweight, low-tech Nokias ruled the world, taking rhythmic cues from one of the band’s mobile ringtones and the sampled sound of guitarist, Huw tripping over a lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor every attempt made at a pop song, there was \"\u003cem\u003eThe Sound Of Life Today\u003c\/em\u003e\", an interlude formed of 22 seconds of the tender, yet warped eighth track, \"\u003cem\u003eSome Things Come From Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e\", being played backwards. Electricity also pulses obviously through the record, with Ciarán’s growing assemblage of gadgetry forming a studio within a studio at Real World, casting bleeps and wailing circuits across the album more liberally than had been heard on earlier recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x2","offer_id":50483262062923,"sku":"1075675","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50483261636939,"sku":"1075673","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Guerrilla_9ed720de_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727563730","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/guerrilla-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}