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Dark Days/Light Years - Super Furry Animals
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84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Welsh band releases its ninth album features Franz Ferdinand’s Nick McCarthy rapping in German on 'Inaugural Trams.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    100
    For their ninth studio album, the Welsh quintet go heavy on vamps, riffs, and refrains; the result is their most spontaneous and blissfully lax effort since 2000's "Mwng."
  2. No Ripcord
    90
    Due to awkward, clunky sequencing, Dark Days/Light Years takes longer to reveal its charms than maybe it should. Despite this, it's still a marvellous record and evidence that despite their increasing years, Super Furry Animals are a long way from being out of ideas.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    The stakes are low for Super Furry Animals, with their dedicated fanbase and slim commercial prospects, and the music reflects this. They're a legitimately great band, but sometimes one can't help but escape the feeling that all of their dedication is in service of a joke.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. sdl1986sdl1986
    10
    Infinitely replayable and becoming my favorite SFA album ever. These guys have been on the longest winning streak of any band I know. Peerless.
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  2. AliG
    5
    I wanted to grade this lower, but it's not completely without merit. I agree with Miro M, however, in that this is the worst thing they've ever done. I hope they are someday able to once again scale the heights of Rings and Phantom Power, but I'm no longer holding my breath.… Expand
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  3. NamT
    3
    The album from beginning to end piques interest at too much of an infrequent interim. The record is deliberately obtuse and puerile. Hey Venus was whimsical enough and naturally so. This is a very cynical, insulting record made by a band taken to mocking those who were silly enought to pick the thing up. Dark Days Light Years serves to mock those who afford it praise. The Emporers New Clothes anyone?… Expand
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