Biffy Clyro ‘Futique’ Album Review by Graham Finney
There is always a sense of anticipation in the air when a new Biffy Clyro record is about to drop, and it is no different ahead of the release of their tenth album, ‘Futique’. While the content of the album may be unpredictable, one thing is certain, and that is that the Scottish three-piece, even at this stage of their career, won’t be content to churn out the same old same.
Not that they could even if they tried. Quite simply, Biffy Clyro just get better with age and, with ‘Futique’, continue to push the boundaries and expectations for their gargantuan sound. As confident as ever, ‘Futique’ is an album that finds Biffy Clyro at both their most experimental and their most anthemic.
Opening with the humongous lead single from the album, “A Little Love” is an intimate and personal slice of stadium rock. The soaring scene setter is rapidly followed by the jarring, lurching “Hunting Season”. Taken at face value, it’s a snarling punk rocker, but it has a heartbeat pumping with those gorgeously unforgettable hooks that Biffy do so well.
An album with twists and turns around every corner, “Shot One” is pure pop-drenched rock, the polar opposite of “Hunting Season”, which preceded it. ‘Futique’ is only on track three by this point, but it has become crystal clear that Biffy Clyro approached this with no expectations shackling them down to a certain sound, and this almost carefree attitude makes for an exhilarating experience for the listener.
Peppered throughout the album are Simon Neil’s gut-wrenchingly emotional lyrics. Over a simple strum kicking off “True Believer”, Neil questions “Do you want to be forgiven, for the f**king millionth time?” whereas the soothing tones of “A Thousand And One” find the frontman confessing “I always knew when I was wrong but I never said sorry…”
The album wraps up with the colossal “Two People In Love”, a haunting, brooding piece of work which builds into a sublime finale. A track which wraps up everything that is special on this album into one explosion of music, the conclusion of this album is also one of the highlights of this remarkable effort.
With ‘Futique’, Biffy Clyro have again produced a colossal collection of work which continues to showcase the limitless musical world the Scots live in. ‘Futique’ is a wonderful, experimental album which perfectly demonstrates why Biffy Clyro are still one of the most loved, most exciting and most unpredictable bands the British rock scene has to offer.
To pick up your copy of ‘Futique’, head over to the Official Biffy Clyro Website.
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