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Biffy Clyro
14th Floor Records
*** 1/2
When a trio of Scottish lads call themselves Biffy Clyro (I assumed a country singer with emo tendencies) one can't help but raise an eyebrow. Fortunately, the unexpected is also highly listenable. Once opening track The Captain (a silly, Fall Out Boy rip-off) is bypassed, this is a clever and string-laden rock offering that delivers on four previous albums' worth of hype. The gorgeous chord changes of Bubbles and Many of Horror and the unrelenting Cloud of Stink best showcase the band's musicanship and diversity – and help conceal Simon Neil's often questionable lyrics. And while UK hit Mountains has been getting airplay and fits our FM mould, That Golden Rule, with its mad violin conclusion, probably doesn't.
Key track: Mountains. Any song with lyrics such as “I am the mountain, I am the sea” demands the sound be equitable. Fortunately it is.
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