_____The scruffy beard has been given the chop to leave a cleaner, yet still rugged face of Biffy Clyro. Lead Simon Neil’s facial reformation is actually a good metaphor for the latest instalment from the Scottish rockers. Following a hugely successful Puzzle in 2007, Biffy Clyro have tightened up their act. That’s not to say they’ve lost any of the hardcore raging passion which has seen them rise from an underground cult following to the chart-crashing (Mountains reached No.5 in the UK Singles Chart) rock sensation they are today. Oh no, that shit’s still there, and looking trendier than ever, may I say, in their flashy red jeans.
_____Only Revolutions is going to agree with a much wider audience than previous records, a process often incorrectly attached to the term “selling out”, but this could not be further from the truth. Kings Of Leon have lost touch with what they used to be, blinded by the success thrown at them following Gay Sex On Fire and Child Abuse Somebody, but Biffy Clyro are different in that they still hold the same influences and beliefs that inspired Blackened Sky dear to them to this day, their lyrics still mean something, and they still perform each and every song with the uttermost passion at each and every gig. For this reason, Biffy Clyro are an absolute must-see at next summer’s Reading and Leeds Festivals, and maybe Oxegen if you’re lucky. I promise you, you will jump and scream during the wonderfully loud Shock Shock, and you will hold up your lighters and cry during the truly emotional Many Of Horror.
_____It’s a majestic album, made with the intention to please the thousands upon thousands of festival go-ers they will surely attract this summer. No more perfect an example of this comes in the form of opening track The Captain, a song crying out to be blared from festival stages across Europe. Oh, and the guitar solo from Bubbles was written by Josh Homme by the way, in case you still needed convincing that you simply must get this album.. Only Revolutions is the final stage in the transformation of Biffy Clyro into the best hard rock band this side of the Atlantic, and while I imagine many of you will disagree with me on that point, I know you won’t when you see them this summer. Mon the Biffy!
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