Super Furry Animals prep early rarities comp, including tracks from when Rhys Ifans was their singer: hear “Pocket Sam”

Super Furry Animals are coming out of hibernation for their first tour in a decade later this year, and while that’s so far only happening in the UK, there is some other exciting news for fans around the world. The Welsh indie greats have announced Precreation Percolation, which collects their earliest EPs and singles, plus rare earlier recordings when they were a more electronic rave band. There are also recordings from when their singer was Rhys Ifans, before he decided to move to Hollywood and become an actor and star in movies with Julia Roberts. It’s out May 1.

Precreation Percolation is also a clever name as all the songs here date from before they got signed to Creation Records, and includes their first two EPs for Welsh label Angst which were both released in 1995: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod (In Space) and Moog Droog. Those two EPs make up the vinyl version of Precreation Percolation, but the CD contains a bonus disc of an additional 14 tracks, including “2026 Redux” versions of a few songs, and those songs from when Ifans was in the band. Luckily, the vinyl edition also comes with the CD.

You can preorder Precreation Percolation here, and you can listen to one of Ifans songs, “Pocket Sam,” below.

Meanwhile, Super Furry Animals have added more shows to their 2026 tour, which currently wraps up at the End of the Road festival in Wales. Maybe they’ll come to North America this fall? Let’s hope. All dates are listed below.

Related: Listen to our recent conversation with SFA’s Gruff Rhys on the BV Interviews podcast.

Precreation Percolation
1. Organ Yn Dy Geg
2. Fix Idris
3. Crys Ti
4. Blerwytirhwng?
5. Pam V?
6. God! Show Me Magic
7. Sali Mali
8. Focus Pocus / Debiel
9. Don’t Be A Fool Billy (Mortal Wombat Version)

CD Bonus tracks:
10. Choking On Your Lust
11. Pocket Sam
12. Of No Fixed Identity
13. AK Serenade (Demo 4 Trac)
14. Bulletproof (Demo 4 Trac)
15. Dim Brys, Dim Chwys
16. Trk05b (Cassette Demo / Demo Caset)
17. The Man Don’t Give a Fuck (1993 Demo)
18. AK Serenade (2026 Redux)
19. Bulletproof (2026 Redux)
20. Fine Time (2026 Redux)
21. Quest (2026 Redux)
22. Rise ’n’ Shine (2026 Redux)

SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – 2026 TOUR DATES
May 6 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia
May 8–9 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowlands
May 14–15 – Llandudno, UK – Venue Cymru
May 16 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
May 21 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
May 22–23 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton
Jun 24 – Bristol, UK – Canons Marsh Amphitheatre (Bristol Sound)
Jul 2 – Llangollen, UK – Pavilion
Jul 11 – York, UK – York Museum Gardens
Jul 12 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace Park
Aug 21 – Exeter, UK – Beautiful Days Festival
Aug 30 – Dublin, Ireland – Collins Barracks
Sep 4–6 – Birmingham, UK – Moseley Folk & Arts Festival
Sep 3–6 – Salisbury, UK – End of the Road Festival