Futique
Futique Album ∙ Rock ∙ 2025 Biffy Clyro After the lockdown-encouraged bout of productivity that spawned two albums in 14 months—2020’s A Celebration of Endings and The Myth of the Happily Ever After (2021)—Biffy Clyro slipped into a period of inactivity and uncertainty. Wearied by the joyless experiences of COVID, the trio ended their 2022 tour with the decision to take some time out to rest and reflect on what should be next for Biffy—if anything. Singer/guitarist Simon Neil indulged in some creative throat-clearing, hawking up the abrasive, pummeling metal of 2023’s Rivers of Heresy , the debut album by his rock supergroup Empire State Bastard. As much as he enjoyed making and touring that record though, he found himself missing melody and the consuming hooks that had elevated the Kilmarnock trio—completed by brothers Ben (drums) and James Johnston (bass)—into one of Britain’s biggest rock bands across their nine albums. Neil began to write new Biffy song...