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Presenters: Tam Cowan, Stuart Cosgrove (13 August 2011). "Off the Ball". Off the Ball. Glasgow. rte. BBC Radio Scotland.

Overdriven bass lines are very noticeable in this one, another class Biffy song with its usual changes, and some more quality vocals. A more straight-to-the-point song than most of the others. 3.5/5As of 2021, in total, the band have spent 165 weeks in the top seventy-five of the UK Album Charts, with three of those weeks being at the top position at number one and 76 weeks within the main top forty of the albums charts. The band's singles have spent a total of 79 weeks in the UK Singles Charts, with six weeks in the top ten and 42 in the top forty. [14] History [ edit ] 1995–2000: early years and formation [ edit ] In February 2017, Biffy Clyro performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire as part of Brit's Week to raise money for charity War Child. To celebrate such an intimate performance at this point in their career, the band performed as their own support act with Simon Neil announcing "we are Biffy Clyro, circa 2003 to 2005", and they played an hour long set of material from their first three albums. Q Awards 2013: Scots bands Biffy Clyro & Belle and Sebastian among the winners". Dailyrecord.co.uk. 21 October 2013 . Retrieved 3 May 2017.

Emotional song this one, with a sense of defiance. Usual clean intro, but this has more feel to it, going well with Simon’s deeper lyrics. The break into the overdriven ending section is great, with the line ‘I’m not through..." repeated over and over to great effect. Finishes with a little octave solo-ish piece which brings the song to a good ending 4.5/5 Main article: Ellipsis (Biffy Clyro album) Biffy Clyro performing during the Ellipsis tour in Germany, July 2017In a Soccer AM interview, the band stated that they named themselves after a footballer named Biffy Clyro who played for South Ayrshire football club Ayr United. Biffy Clyro | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019 . Retrieved 23 September 2019.

Biffy Clyro, hailing from Scotland, have to date released 3 amazing albums, all with their unique sound and are growing in skill and depth every time. People have likened them to the Pixies and Nirvana, due to their style of changes of tempo, melody and distortion uses. However, don’t be taken by comparisons, Biffy have a style that is their own, and is one that appeals to both mainstream and alternative listeners. BIFFY CLYRO - MOUNTAINS (BalconyTV) - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016 . Retrieved 30 December 2015.Mark Z. Danielewski's second novel Only Revolutions was influential for the album Only Revolutions; the band have since met Danielewski, discovering that he was a fan when he attended one of their shows. [42] Members [ edit ] Current members [ edit ] Q Awards 2018: Simon Neil Is The Winner Of The Fender Play Award!". Qthemusic.com. 10 October 2018 . Retrieved 10 October 2018. In July 2009, Kerrang! reported that they were filming the video for the first single from the album, " That Golden Rule". It was filmed on 1 July in London, with the band saying that the song is "like Kyuss and Tool playing with some Scottish freaks screaming over the top of it." "That Golden Rule" got its first play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show on 8 July, playing the song twice in a row; it was then announced that the single would be released on 23 August 2009. It went on to reach No.10 on the UK Singles Chart. Just before the official release of " That Golden Rule", Biffy Clyro performed on the main stage at V Festival, their second appearance at the festival (the first time being in 2006, in a much earlier slot; during their set on the Chelmsford leg, the band experienced power failures twice during the opening song " Glitter and Trauma").