Album Review: Futique by Biffy Clyro

With the release of a tenth album, a band must create a record that not only lives up to their past successes but also honours the weight of such a milestone. This is something Kilmarnock-born heroes Biffy Clyro could do with their eyes closed, which is proved in Futique. The album's title plays on the contrast of "future" and "antique" - focusing on themes such as memories and nostalgia, coping with change and relationships in a digital age.

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After over 25 years together as a band, one thing is for certain: Biffy Clyro have never been afraid to listen to their gut. Whether in the jagged, raw-edged frenzy of their earliest releases, or the epic, mainstream-bothering likes of 2009's 'Only Revolutions', they're a band who have traversed through different feels and genres effortlessly without ever seeming to second-guess themselves. So, after the strangely prophetic 'A Celebration of Endings' and its immediate follow-up 'The Myth of The Happily Ever After' (which both flirted with the more idiosyncratic side of their musical coin), and a foray into scorched metal via Simon Neil's side project Empire State Bastard - it's little surprise that Biffy's tenth is an altogether more uplifting affair.

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For the past three decades, Scottish royalty Biffy Clyro have hopped, skipped and jumped through varying degrees of guitar-based music. Early on, this Kilmarnock trio played with chaos and noise, distorting the influence of transatlantic rock cousins. Between then and now, they've asserted themselves as rock heavyweights: a penchant for huge choruses, big riffs and just a touch of that distinctive mayhem feels like the Biffy Clyro formula in 2025.

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