Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro have managed to transform themselves from a cult band that sang dark melodic songs in 2002 with their debut Blackened Sky, to the mainstream UK rock gods who are at the pinnacle of their influential guitar career.
Having experimented with ridiculous lyrics and complex riffs and time signatures over the years, the success really started to come in 2007 after signing to 14th floor.
Radio play has accumulated more fans for Biffy and the release of Only Revolutions shows off their skill to remain true to the cult fans, as well as refreshingly bringing in a new direction.
You could say the band has been quite clever in music marketing as the album is already full of hits. ‘That Golden Rule’ and ‘Mountain’ are on it (both got in the top 10 of the UK charts) and the most recent ‘The Captain’, which got in the top 20.
Not bad for a band that sings about “hairy eyes being an obstruction” and “feathers flying if you shoot a bullet full of bubble gum”. Yes their lyrics are ridiculous, but this is what gives this band its quirks and there’s plenty more of them on Only Revolutions.
On ‘Born on a horse’ Simon Neil tells us “I pronounce it 'aluminium,' cos there's an I next to the U and M," and, "I've never had a lover who's my sister or my brother before” which quite simply doesn’t make sense but you’d be wrong if you thought all your attention will go on the lyrics.
Only revolutions has a sonic attack of strings and is the most tight and polished Biffy Clyro album to date. The orchestral charm on most of the tracks adds real depth to the melodic rock pop and anthemic songs that show the evolution of the band.
Tracks like ‘Bubbles’ and ‘cloud of stink’ are reminiscent of the original Biffy sound while ‘God and Satan’ and ‘Know your quarry’ are the emotional mellow tracks that show they do have a serious side with the most honest and heartfelt lyrics on the album.
It’s already been compared to Jimmy Eat World and Muse but regardless of comparisons Only Revolutions lives up to expectations and ticks all boxes. Hit filled, radio friendly, quirky, original, emotional and anthemic.
Biffy Clyro- That Golden Rule
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