New Biffy Clyro Single

Biffy Clyro will be unveiling a new single, Biblical, on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show tomorrow night. The track was leaked earlier this week by a French radio station, but will receive a proper unveiling tomorrow. Tune in at about 7.00pm (GMT) onwards to hear it. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming sixth album, Opposites, due out on 28th January (a week today!).

Biffy Clyro's New Album Not A Double Album?

I've been getting some reports that Biffy Clyro's new album, Opposites, will not in fact be a double album; at least not as the main release. The original double album will still be available as a 'deluxe edition'. These rumours seem to be backed up by the fact that the tracklistings are the same, and iTunes has this up as well. So, here's the single CD tracklisting:

01. Different People
02. Black Chandelier
03. Sounds Like Balloons
04. Opposite
05. The Joke's On Us
06. Spanish Radio
07. Victory Over The Sun
08. Biblical
09. Stingin' Belle
10. Skylight
11. Trumpet Or Tap
12. Modern Magic Formula
13. The Thaw
14. Picture A Knife Fight

The other six tracks; A Girl And His Cat, The Fog, Little Hospitals, Pocket, Accident Without Emergency and Woo Woo, will all be included on the deluxe edition as the originally intended double album.

Biffy Clyro To Premiere New Single

Biffy Clyro will premiere their new single, Black Chandelier, on Radio 1 tonight at about 7.30pm (GMT). It is the third full track to be heard from the band's new double album Opposites, following the single Stingin' Belle and a radio play of Sounds Like Balloons. The album will be released on 28th January.

Biffy Clyro Reveal New Album Artwork

Biffy Clyro have unveiled the artwork for their forthcoming double album, Opposites, due out on 28th January. Have a look:

Biffy Clyro - Opposites

Artwork

Tracklist:

Original (double album)
  CD 1: The Sand At The Core Of Our Bones
    01. Stingin' Belle
    02. Sounds Like Balloons
    03. Biblical
    04. The Joke's On Us
    05. Black Chandelier
    06. A Girl And His Cat
    07. Opposite
    08. The Fog
    09. Little Hospitals
    10. The Thaw
  CD 2: The Land At The End Of Our Toes
    01. Different People
    02. Modern Magic Formula
    03. Spanish Radio
    04. Victory Over The Sun
    05. Pocket
    06. Trumpet Or Tap
    07. Skylight
    08. Accident Without Emergency
    09. Woo Woo
    10. Picture A Knife Fight

(Single album tracklist) 
01. Different People
02. Black Chandelier
03. Sounds Like Balloons
04. Opposite
05. The Joke's On Us
06. Spanish Radio
07. Victory Over The Sun
08. Biblical
09. Stingin' Belle
10. Skylight
11. Trumpet Or Tap
12. Modern Magic Formula
13. The Thaw
14. Picture A Knife Fight

The album will be released on 28th January. It has spawned two singles, Stingin' Belle and Black Chandelier. Other songs available for listening in non-studio form are Sounds Like Balloons, Opposite, The Joke's On Us, Victory Over The Sun and Modern Magic Formula.

The album was originally set to be released as a double album; this will still be available as a 'deluxe edition', with six extra tracks (meaning two 10-track CDs). However, the double album will probably still be considered the main version.

Biffy Clyro Announce New Album

Biffy Clyro have revealed that their sixth album will be a double album entitled Opposites, and is set for release later in the year, probably in November. The first single taken from the album is Stingin' Belle, which had its debut on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show earlier tonight. Other songs set for inclusion are The Joke's On Us, Black Chandelier, Milky, Sounds Like Balloons, Modern Magic Formula and Victory Over The Sun.

Biffy Clyro To Release New Song

Biffy Clyro have announced that the first single off their upcoming sixth album, the title of which is currently unknown (despite speculation that it would be a double album entitled The Land At The End Of Our Toes and The Sand At The Core Of Our Bones), will be released to Radio 1 tomorrow night (31st July), at 19.30 (BST) on Zane Lowe's show. The song is entitled "Stingin' Belle".

Biffy Clyro Announce New Album Name

Biffy Clyro have announced that they will be releasing a new album later this year, near the end of summer / start of autumn. The record will be a double album, each respective set of songs earning its own title. The first one is called "The Land At The End Of Our Toes" and the second one "The Sand At The Core Of Our Bones". Further details are yet to surface, but three potential songs include Milky, Black Chandelier and The Joke's On Us.

Best Of 2009 - #8

Biffy Clyro - Only Revolutions
9/10

I cannot call myself a proper Biffy Clyro fan, as I am not too keen on their first three albums, but their fourth attempt (Puzzle) and this new one have blown me away. The Captain opens the album fantastically, as guitar meets brass band to create an odd new sound. That Golden Rule is one of the best here, especially when it turns into a massive instrumental at the end. Bubbles deserves to be a single, with its catchy guitar riff, and when the solo comes in, it's awesome.
My first thought about God & Satan was that it sounded a lot like Machines from their last album. Except I prefer this one. A much quieter tune compared to the first three, but good nonetheless. Born On A Horse is the oddest song on this relatively inconsistent album, but still is very catchy. Mountains, the band's single from summer 2008, turns up here, and manages to fit nicely in, with its anthemic chorus "I am the mountain! I am the sea! You can't take that away from me!"
Then we move into the second half of the album. Shock Shock starts off with the lyric "Well you scratch and you scratch, til your face comes away..." which is an interesting choice for the opening lyric. But that aside, this one has a chorus that'll have you singing along, and the guitar riffs in here are fantastic. Many of Horror comes next, and is not the one I would have chosen for the next single. It's a slow song that slowly builds up, and when it gets there, it sounds magnificent and can pack a powerful emotional punch towards the end. Then we come to Booooom. Blast & Ruin, my least favourite on the album. It's a fast, guitar-driven affair with a catchy chorus, but parts of it just don't get to me like the rest of the songs do.
Cloud Of Stink is led by fast-paced drums before a powerful guitar riff smashes its way into the song. This is a very fast song and is also one of the best. Know Your Quarry is a slower one, with the great chorus "Because tonight, we raise this sun, and we shine it over everyone.." Fantastic stuff. Whorses is the final track, and builds up slowly. The best bit is when the drums come in. And when you think it's over, they come back for one final chorus before the song fades away.
Overall, brilliant. A few minor problems for me here and there make me give this album a 9/10, but it's brilliant nonetheless.

Preview Only Revolutions

You can hear previews of Biffy Clyro's fifth album on iTunes now. I love the sound of the first half. Not too sure about the second half though - Shock Shock and Cloud of Stink seem good, but that's about it. Hopefully, I'm proven wrong.

Only Revolutions Tracklist

Of course, when I found the artwork for Biffy Clyro's new album, I didn't look down - for the tracklist. Anyway, it's here now.

1. The Captain
2. That Golden Rule
3. Bubbles
4. God & Satan
5. Born On A Horse
6. Mountains
7. Shock Shock
8. Many Of Horror
9. Booooom. Blast And Ruin
10. Cloud Of Stink
    
11. Know Your Quarry
12. Whorses

Only Revolutions Artwork

This is the artwork for Biffy Clyro's fifth album Only Revolutions, to be released November 2.

Second Single From Only Revolutions

Biffy Clyro's second single from their fifth album, called The Captain, will get its first play sometime next week. It is the opener to their upcoming album Only Revolutions. According to various sites, it will be released on October 26.

Biffy Clyro - Fifth Album

Biffy Clyro's fifth album, "Only Revolutions", will be released 26th October. It will be preceded by the single "That Golden Rule".

Single Review: Biffy Clyro - That Golden Rule

Single: That Golden Rule
Artist: Biffy Clyro

Wow. From the heavy start that is incredibly catchy to the insane mix of guitar and strings at the end, this song is amazing. The vocals are catchy, as is the tune in general. Will definitely be brilliant live. Having only discovered Biffy Clyro from the Puzzle era (and loving it, by the way), I can't comment on how this compares to any of their other work, but ultimately it sounds as good as anything on Puzzle (and even better). Good expectations for the album.

9/10

First Plays

These will be played at roughly 19:30 this week on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.

Monday 6th - Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning
Wednesday 8th - Biffy Clyro - That Golden Rule
Thursday 9th - The Cribs - Cheat On Me