Slow Life

Slow Life
EP by
Released12 April 2004
Recorded2003–2004
GenreExperimental rock
Length17:22
LabelPlacid Casual
ProducerMario Caldato Jr., Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals chronology
Phantom Power
(2003)
Slow Life
(2004)
Phantom Phorce
(2004)

Slow Life is an EP by the Welsh alternative rock band Super Furry Animals, released in 2004. The EP was made available as a free download and also saw a limited CD release, bundled with remix album Phantom Phorce.[1] Lead track "Slow Life" appeared on the 2003 album Phantom Power and was originally composed as a purely electronic song by keyboardist Cian Ciaran several years earlier. The band were keen to finish the track and Ciaran encouraged them to jam over his original version—this jam was then edited and made into the finished song.[2] The track "Motherfokker" is a collaboration between the Super Furry Animals and rap group Goldie Lookin Chain.

The EP received mixed reviews although "Slow Life" itself was singled out for praise by many critics. A music video was made to accompany the track directed by Dylan Jones and Paps O'Maoileoain.[3][4] The Super Furries appeared in the 2004 film 9 Songs playing "Slow Life" live during a scene in which one of the characters attends a gig by the band at the Brixton Academy.

  1. ^ "FURRY VISION!". NME. 2004-04-01. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  2. ^ Carpenter, Troy (2003). "Super Furry Animals: Unleashing Their Power". Nude as the News. Archived from the original on June 19, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
  3. ^ Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1 (DVD). Super Furry Animals. New York: Epic Records. 2004. back cover.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Super Furry Animals". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-03-04.