Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys has been a super busy animal this past year spending time as a solo star, bringing his Furry ones to Letterman, and collaborating with L.A. producer Boom Bip on an electro side project Neon Neon. Gruff and Mr. Bip have named their forthcoming Stainless Style, which is a pun. And as you’ll hear on “I Lust U,” which features vocals from Welsh singer and frequent SFA tourmate Cate Le Bon, their sound is pretty neon-y, recalling an early ’80s danceclub floor or, as this clip demonstrates, a science competition with jellyfish that light up to the beat. Either way, really.

Stainless Style is out 3/18 on Lex. Hear more at MySpace.

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Cate Le Bon stars in her own folk reality
Plucked from obscurity in 2007 by Super Furry Animals honcho and fellow Welshman Gruff Rhys, Le Bon was not terribly serious about music before breaking into the global scene with Rhys in his Neon Neon project alongside American producer Boom Bip.
Album Review: Cate Le Bon, “Cyrk” (Control Group)
She delivered the icy R&B female part on Neon Neon’s “I Lust You,” a 2008 electro-pop duet with her mentor, Super Furry Animals leader Gruff Rhys. Following her much darker 2009 debut disc, “Me Oh My,” Le Bon’s “Cyrk” sounds like ...
Comments (6)
  1. Jimbo  |   Posted on Mar 5th, 2008

    Sounds like someone’s been listening to Ladytron, lately.

  2. adrienne  |   Posted on Mar 5th, 2008

    neon neon, SUCK.

  3. rockee  |   Posted on Mar 5th, 2008

    adrienne SUCKS.

  4. stereogum_HATER  |   Posted on Mar 6th, 2008

    rockee, SUCKS.

  5. pretty lackluster chic

  6. if you love this album as much as we do and want to hear more from welsh chanteuse Cate Le Bon, then make note that her EP will be out soon on the micro-cool Cardiff label Peski Records.

    If you want to hear and keep tabs on all things Cate Le Bon and Peski, then go to:

    http://www.myspace.com/peskirecords

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