Phantom Power (Super Furry Animals album)

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Phantom Power
Studio album by Super Furry Animals
Released	21 July 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Britpop
Length	54:30
Label	Epic Records 5024139 (LP) / (CD)
Producer(s)	Super Furry Animals & Mario Caldato Jr.
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (9/10) link Pitchfork (8.9/10) 7/25/03 Robert Christgau (dud) link Rolling Stone 8/7/03
Super Furry Animals chronology
Rings Around the World (2001)	Phantom Power (2003)	Love Kraft (2005)

Phantom Power is the sixth album by Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals.

The album was released in 2003, and featured a range of songs more acoustic in style, while retaining the Furries' techno subtleties. One of the most notable tracks is the seven-minute epic "Slow Life", which blends pop, techno and folk. The album has been received extremely well, with many critics suggesting it is the best album of their career.

Phantom Power makes reference, through such songs as "Liberty Belle", and "The Piccolo Snare", to the war on Iraq. The album, like their last (Rings Around the World), was simultaneously released on CD, vinyl and DVD, accompanied by full-length videos, animations and remixes.

There was also a Japanese version of the album, which featured two extra songs, "Summer Snow" and "Blue Fruit", as track numbers 15 and 16 accordingly. In the UK, these were b-sides to the "Golden Retriever" single.

The album was remixed and re-released as Phantom Phorce in 2004.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hello Sunshine" – 3:35
2. "Liberty Belle" – 2:58
3. "Golden Retriever" – 2:25
4. "Sex, War & Robots" – 3:49
5. "The Piccolo Snare" – 6:08
6. "Venus and Serena" – 3:24
7. "Father Father #1" – 1:54
8. "Bleed Forever" – 3:39
9. "Out of Control" – 2:43
10. "Cityscape Skybaby" – 4:34
11. "Father Father #2" – 1:30
12. "Valet Parking" – 4:35
13. "The Undefeated" – 4:07
14. "Slow Life" – 6:59