- Only Revolutions · 2009
- Opposites (Deluxe) · 2009
- Ellipsis (Deluxe) · 2016
- Only Revolutions (Deluxe Version) · 2009
- Opposites (Deluxe) · 2009
- Only Revolutions (Deluxe Version) · 2008
- Instant History - Single · 2020
- Ellipsis (Deluxe) · 2016
- Ellipsis (Deluxe) · 2016
- Only Revolutions · 2009
- A Celebration of Endings · 2020
- A Celebration of Endings · 2020
- A Celebration of Endings · 2020
Essential Albums
- Fusing punk aggression and prog-rock ambition, Scottish trio Biffy Clyro continue their decade-long creative ascent on the spiky and surprising Only Revolutions. This time, frontman Simon Neil’s songs are framed with jagged guitar riffage, pummeling rhythms and deft sting and brass arrangements. The tunes here are sometimes belligerent, often paradoxical and filled with palpable longing, both erotic and spiritual. If Biffy Clyro isn’t coming from a happy place, they nevertheless infuse tracks like “Born On a Horse,” “That Golden Rule” and “Boooom, Blast & Run” with blistering drive and a jittery sense of fun. Though the album’s songs are more compact than much of the band’s previous output, the complex “Bubbles” and the brooding “Cloud of Stink” are tinged with distinctly progressive colors. The relatively subdued “Know Your Quarry” and “Mountains” are no less compelling than hard-charging numbers like “Boooom, Blast and Ruin.” Only Revolutions manages to be a hook-laden, consistently engaging effort without sacrificing the band’s essentially dark vision or visceral bite.
Artist Playlists
- Look to these Scotsmen for hard-hitting, high-flying rock.
- Marching on with razordrone guitar attacks and skyborne howls.
- Melodic fire and maximum-rock heaviosity.
More To Hear
- Elton chats to the front man about the band's new album.
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About Biffy Clyro
The members of Scottish rock band Biffy Clyro played their first gig together as Skrewfish when they were 15. ∙ The group landed their first record deal after being spotted by a label rep while performing on the Unsigned Bands stage at Scotland’s T in the Park festival. ∙ In 2010, their album Only Revolutions was nominated for the UK’s prestigious Mercury Prize. ∙ “Bubbles,” from Only Revolutions, features a guest guitar solo from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. ∙ The cover of 2013’s Opposites was among the last created by legendary graphic artist Storm Thorgerson, who designed album covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Peter Gabriel. ∙ Biffy Clyro have had three consecutive chart-topping albums in the UK, including 2020’s A Celebration of Endings, which won Album of the Year at the Scottish Music Awards.
- HOMETOWN
- Kilmarnock, Scotland
- FORMED
- 1995