Do or Die released

January 2000 involved a series of changes for SFA. The last single from Guerrilla , ” Do or Die “, was released and made No. 20. It was also the last single SFA released on Creation Records, as founder Alan McGee set off to pursue other interests. It had always been SFA’s plan to release their next album on their own label, Placid Casual, as it would be a deliberate sidestep from their recent work: a largely acoustic album of Welsh language songs entitled Mwng . Meaning ” mane “, its lilting melodies established that SFA’s songwriting did not have to fall back on head-spinning production tricks. A limited edition (of 3000) 7 inch record , ” Ysbeidiau Heulog ” (meaning “Sunny Intervals”) preceded Mwng in May 2000. It came backed with “Charge”, a hard-rock jam recorded as a Peel Session for the BBC . The album, released the same month, sold remarkably well for a non-English LP – it made No. 11 in the charts – and received a rare distinction for a pop record, being commended in Parliament for its efforts in keeping the Welsh language alive.