ATP NY '09: Super Furry Animals

I have heard the legends of the Super Furry Animals extraordinary live show, but I have never once witnessed the spectacle myself. In fact I've never been a big fan of the band. I've listened to their psychedelic records but never really got into them. All that may have to change after seeing them on Sunday afternoon. This band puts on an incredibly engaging show that is not to be missed and the music works so well too.

Gruff Rhys brought out signs to instruct the audience what they should be doing during and between each song. "Applause" was the most prominent one but there was also at least a half dozen other ones used throughout the set. Of course most of them told the crowd to do things they were already doing or would have done anyway, such is the power of Super Furry Animals on their fans. The set was a tight, well delivered piece of psych-rock that people got down for.

Now I know I'm not well versed on their music but after seeing that I'm gonna go ahead and check out their records and get myself into them for real.