Editing Super Furry Animals (section)

===2009&ndash;2014: ''Dark Days/Light Years'' and hiatus ===
On 16 March 2009, Super Furry Animals released their ninth and final studio album, ''[[Dark Days/Light Years]]'', digitally via their website.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/super-furry-animals/43202 |title=NME.com |work=NME |location=UK |date=4 March 2009 |access-date=22 March 2012}}</ref> The album's progress was recorded in a series of short films that were shown on the band's website in the build-up to the release. Later in March, they performed the record in its entirety through an exclusive stream on their website.<ref>[http://www.culturedeluxe.com/news_item.asp?id=5647] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321180953/http://www.culturedeluxe.com/news_item.asp?id=5647|date=21 March 2009}}</ref> A physical release on [[Rough Trade Records]] followed on 21 April, resulting in a number 23 UK Chart placement. ''[[Dark Days/Light Years]]'' notably featured a guest appearance from Nick McCarthy of [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] on "Inaugural Trams."<ref>{{cite web|last=Takru|first=Radhika|title=Super Furry Animals – Dark Days/Light Years (review)|url=http://www.comfortcomes.com/2009/04/01/super-furry-animals-dark-dayslight-years/|publisher=Comfort Comes|access-date=19 May 2014|date=1 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519023025/http://www.comfortcomes.com/2009/04/01/super-furry-animals-dark-dayslight-years/|archive-date=19 May 2014}}</ref> ''[[Dark Days/Light Years]]'' received strong critical feedback, with [[The Guardian]] writing that "it has more spark and invention than most teen bands manage on their debuts."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/20/popandrock |work=The Guardian |location=London | title=Super Furry Animals: Dark Days/Light Years | first=John | last=Burgess | date=20 March 2009 | access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Gruff Rhys.jpg|thumb|250px|Frontman Gruff Rhys in 2015.]]
In 2010, Super Furry Animals went on what became a five-year hiatus, as bassist Guto Pryce revealed in an interview with Wales Online. Pryce noted that the band expected to reconvene as soon as the members finished with the various projects they were working on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superfurry.org/news.php |title=unofficially super furry animals - sfa - News |publisher=Superfurry.org |access-date=2014-04-23}}</ref>

Super Furry Animals reconvened for one performance on 29 February 2012 at [[Cardiff City Stadium]] before a [[Wales national football team|Wales]] v [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] [[Gary Speed]] Memorial Match, in tribute to the late Welsh [[association football|footballer]] and team manager.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17193909 |title=BBC News South West Wales |work=BBC News |date=29 February 2012 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>

In 2014, [[craft brewer]] The Celt Experience created a tribute "Fuzzy Beer" in collaboration with the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://celtexperience.com |title=The Celt Experience |publisher=celtexperience.com |access-date=2014-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512215720/http://celtexperience.com/ |archive-date=12 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Owens|first=David|title=Welsh rock icons Super Furry Animals to launch their own beer|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/welsh-rock-icons-super-furry-6530196|publisher=Wales Online|access-date=19 May 2014|date=20 January 2014}}</ref>