Ice Hockey Hair EP released

After a chance to think about their music and their direction, Super Furry Animals decided to record a new EP in early 1998 at Gorwel Owen’s house and released it in May. This was the Ice Hockey Hair EP, widely held as one of their finest moments (“ice hockey hair” is a slang term for a mullet .) Featuring four tracks, the EP sampled from Black Uhuru . The title track, a melodic and very moving epic, gained airplay while “Smokin’”. In a Melody Maker interview, Super Furry Animals said the “Smokin’” referred to smoking haddock , or to truck drivers’ tyres when they’re ‘burnin’ the roads’. It became their most successful single up to this point, hitting No. 12 in the charts and leading to a memorable appearance on ” Top of the Pops “.