Biffy Clyro Back on Top
by Dan Burton
Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro have stormed to the top of the rock and metal charts with a compilation of B-Side tracks. The band have also headlined both Isle of Wight and T in the Park this summer and are set to play their first gig in Buenos Aires this autumn.
The tracks on the album ‘Similarities’ were all recorded during the production of Biffy Clyro’s 2013 release ‘Opposites’. All sixteen of them did not make it onto the final album, yet they are still brilliant examples of why Biffy Clyro are one of the biggest names in rock. From the melancholy ‘Watch’ to the jumping ‘No I’m Not Down, fans of Biffy Clyro will certainly not be disappointed.
This is not the first time Biffy Clyro have released some of their hidden works. In 2010, the band released ‘Lonely Revolutions’, a collection of B-Sides that were left off ‘Only Revolutions’. Even though the material on ‘Similarities’ is not technically “new”, it is still a fantastic achievement for the Scottish trio.
So, what about the songs themselves? ‘Similarities’ is packed with sixteen tracks typical of Biffy Clyro’s style; there are plenty of powerful guitar riffs and fast beasts throughout the album, however one track that I really enjoyed was the more mellow ‘Watch’. The slower tempo of this track really pulls at the listener’s heartstrings and carries with it a message of helplessness and isolation. From ‘Watch’, Biffy Clyro continues with tracks in their typical edgy style, including the energetic ‘Feverish’.
With the band heading around the world on tour, fans in their native Scotland were ecstatic when they headlined T in the Park this summer. Biffy Clyro were at their best, playing their well-known classic ‘Many of Horror’ amongst others. It was also fitting that Biffy Clyro have played at T in the Park more times than any other act, with the band themselves referring to the venue as “kind of like home”.
The band also revealed this year that they will not be producing any new material until 2015, but their next offering is already in development. For now, ‘Similarities’ has more than enough anthems to keep fans going.
Photo by Achim Raschka (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
by Dan Burton
Scottish rock trio Biffy Clyro have stormed to the top of the rock and metal charts with a compilation of B-Side tracks. The band have also headlined both Isle of Wight and T in the Park this summer and are set to play their first gig in Buenos Aires this autumn.
The tracks on the album ‘Similarities’ were all recorded during the production of Biffy Clyro’s 2013 release ‘Opposites’. All sixteen of them did not make it onto the final album, yet they are still brilliant examples of why Biffy Clyro are one of the biggest names in rock. From the melancholy ‘Watch’ to the jumping ‘No I’m Not Down, fans of Biffy Clyro will certainly not be disappointed.
This is not the first time Biffy Clyro have released some of their hidden works. In 2010, the band released ‘Lonely Revolutions’, a collection of B-Sides that were left off ‘Only Revolutions’. Even though the material on ‘Similarities’ is not technically “new”, it is still a fantastic achievement for the Scottish trio.
So, what about the songs themselves? ‘Similarities’ is packed with sixteen tracks typical of Biffy Clyro’s style; there are plenty of powerful guitar riffs and fast beasts throughout the album, however one track that I really enjoyed was the more mellow ‘Watch’. The slower tempo of this track really pulls at the listener’s heartstrings and carries with it a message of helplessness and isolation. From ‘Watch’, Biffy Clyro continues with tracks in their typical edgy style, including the energetic ‘Feverish’.
With the band heading around the world on tour, fans in their native Scotland were ecstatic when they headlined T in the Park this summer. Biffy Clyro were at their best, playing their well-known classic ‘Many of Horror’ amongst others. It was also fitting that Biffy Clyro have played at T in the Park more times than any other act, with the band themselves referring to the venue as “kind of like home”.
The band also revealed this year that they will not be producing any new material until 2015, but their next offering is already in development. For now, ‘Similarities’ has more than enough anthems to keep fans going.
Photo by Achim Raschka (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons