A Celebration of Endings // Biffy Clyro
Released: 14 August
The very fact that a band as strange and quirky as Biffy Clyro have scored three consecutive UK number one albums is a triumph for the country’s rock sphere. Even more impressive is that they’ve done it without compromising what makes them a fascinating proposition from album to album. Despite its predecessor Ellipsis’ mainstream success, this new release has been hailed as a return to form by fans critics alike, even scoring an impressive five K’s out of five from Kerrang!.
Their eight ‘proper’ record is arguably their Biffy-est releases to date, with trademark angular riffs here in abundance and constant experimentation at every turn. Tracks such as ‘Tiny Indoor Fireworks’ and the perhaps too chart-chasing ‘Instant History’ are sure-fire radio hits thanks to their huge chorus’ and catchy hooks, while the mathy guitars on ‘Weird Leisure’ sound as at home in underground rock clubs as they do on the main stage of Reading and Leeds. Originally due to release in May before you know what happened, the band are planning on taking these new songs on the road in 2021, in the aptly named ‘Fingers Crossed Tour’.
Words by Nathan Warby
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