In a week, or even month that has at times appeared apocalyptic, Biffy Clyro’s latest offering ‘End Of’ may well be a very smartly named song this week.

The Scottish based rock band have been making some great tunes now for a staggering 25 years. The first few years were, as many bands are, quiet as they developed a lineup and sound, but nonetheless it was 1995 that Simon Neil and Boyan Chowdury first met and started the movement of Biffy Clyro that has been emulated by thousands, if not millions of other artists around the world. 

With an edgy bass, with a build up of high energy guitars even before the main groove of the song comes in, you can feel that ‘End Of’ is going to build to a high energy frenzy that is going to take you places. With the first line being ‘This is not a love song’ you’re left in no doubt. This is a song that has real emotion in the creation and delivery which can be heard in the main lyrics and grit of the vocal melody, but also, all the instruments transfer this momentum to overall feel of the song. The unison and tightness of the band allow for the breaks and texture to rise and fall in a way that makes a very overdriven song have elements of fade in and out and maintains a sense of real purpose. There is real musicality in Biffy Clyro and this performance has virtuoso elements of playing and also has the bravery to allow the instruments to have an uninterrupted section in the middle, where the skills of each band member can be heard and the confidence in the melody allows for some real creativity. 

With their experience and talent, ‘End Of’ still has the energy of a first release, whilst at the same time possessing the wisdom of a group that have been together for a long time, developing their craft and producing some excellent new music that will get their fans ready and up for their live shows.

 Alt rock 

Author: Phil Arnold

Phil Arnold is a musician, producer and music reviewer from Devon, in the South West of England. Whilst not writing music reviews, Phil also writes and records under the name of Ugbrooke.