- North of No South
- The Champ
- Weird Leisure
- Tiny Indoor Fireworks
- Worst Type of Best Possible
- Space
- End Of
- Instant History
- The Pink Limit
- Opaque
- Cop Syrup
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Ben Johnston Drums,Vocals (Background)
Mike Vennart Guitar
Rachel Roberts Viola
Peter Hanson Violin
Bob Mathes Conductor
Jonathan Williams Cello
Jonathan Evans-Jones Violin
Caroline Dearnley Cello
Tessa Henderson Violin
Perry Montague-Mason Violin
Christopher Tombling Violin
Magnus Johnston Violin
Annemarie McGahon Viola
Richard Ingram Keyboards
James Johnston Bass,Vocals (Background)
Gillian Grant Violin
Kirsty Main Violin
Balazs Renczes Cello
Marina Sanchez Cabello Cello
Peter Lale Viola
Patrick Kiernan Violin
Zac Rae Keyboards
Natalia Bonner Violin
Cathy Thompson Violin
Bruce White Viola
Deborah Widdup Violin
Simon Neil Guitar,Vocals
Steve Mac Keyboards
Ian Burdge Cello
Bob Mathes String Arrangements
Bill McGathy Management
Jonathan Allen String Engineer
Joe LaPorta Mastering
Adam Bartlett Engineer
Conor O'Mahony A&R,Co-Coordinator
Ben Durling A&R
Richard Welland Design,Art Direction
Thomas Robson Cover Art
Ammar Malik Composer
James Johnston Composer
Mario Borgatta Engineer
James Roberto Johnston Group Member
Ash Reynolds Photography
KT Pipal Engineer
Ross Newbauer Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Jenny Nendick Contractor
Dalton Ricks Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Neil Dawes Assistant
Koby Berman Digital Editing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Joseph Barnes Assistant
Biffy Clyro Composer,Producer
Phil Christie A&R
Chris Laws Engineer,Programming
Paul Pritchard Assistant
Simon Neil Design,Artwork,Composer,Lyricist,Group Member,Art Direction
Mike Casteel Copyist
Steve Mac Composer,Producer
Rich Costey Mixing,Producer
Paul Craig Management
Adam Noble Mixing,Producer,Programming
Tim Summerhayes Recording
James Rushent Producer
Wesley Seidman Engineer
Daniel Pursey Engineer


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Overview
Following 2019's ambitious soundtrack Balance, Not Symmetry, Scotland's Biffy Clyro return with their ninth studio album, 2020's brightly attenuated A Celebration of Endings. The album again finds them working with producer Rich Costey, who'd previously helmed 2016's Ellipsis and who has worked with similarly inventive indie rock luminaries like Muse, Fiona Apple, and Supergrass, among others. Since their emergence as a wiry post-grunge outfit in the early 2000s, Biffy Clyro have matured into a reliably consistent power trio known for their prog-inflected anthems that balance pop hooks with kinetically aggressive rock arrangements. It's a sound they brought to fruition on 2009's Only Revolutions and one which they've continued to hone. In a post-millennial streaming world of individualized tracks, Biffy Clyro are somewhat of a throwback to the album-oriented alt rock of the '80s and '90s. Which is to say that while there are stand-out songs here, not every track is meant to play like an immediately gratifying three-minute earworm. There are those kinds of cuts here, including the propulsively galloping "Weird Leisure," with its crackling guitar leads and Queen-like harmonized falsetto backing vocals. Equally compelling is the rollicking "Tiny Indoor Fireworks," with its head-rush chorus about conquering obstacles, real or imagined, in which frontman Simon Neil sings, "I fire it up then blow it out/I build it up then tear it down/Summit the ocean, scale the lake/And I'll pray for the better days." Primarily though, on tracks like "The Champ," "End Of," and "The Pink Limit," they take a more sonically circuitous route, indulging in pummeling guitar riffage, off-kilter drum grooves, and Teutonic fuzz-tone bass bombast. There are also more languid moments as they expand their sound with orchestral flourishes, as on "Space" and the acoustic ballad "Opaque." Ultimately, A Celebration of Endings fits with Biffy Clyro's long-standing knack for combining stadium-sized rock uplift with an undercurrent of wry post-punk thrills. ~ Matt Collar
Product Details
Release Date: | 08/14/2020 |
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Label: | Warner Records |
UPC: | 0190295273361 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Biffy Clyro Primary ArtistBen Johnston Drums,Vocals (Background)
Mike Vennart Guitar
Rachel Roberts Viola
Peter Hanson Violin
Bob Mathes Conductor
Jonathan Williams Cello
Jonathan Evans-Jones Violin
Caroline Dearnley Cello
Tessa Henderson Violin
Perry Montague-Mason Violin
Christopher Tombling Violin
Magnus Johnston Violin
Annemarie McGahon Viola
Richard Ingram Keyboards
James Johnston Bass,Vocals (Background)
Gillian Grant Violin
Kirsty Main Violin
Balazs Renczes Cello
Marina Sanchez Cabello Cello
Peter Lale Viola
Patrick Kiernan Violin
Zac Rae Keyboards
Natalia Bonner Violin
Cathy Thompson Violin
Bruce White Viola
Deborah Widdup Violin
Simon Neil Guitar,Vocals
Steve Mac Keyboards
Ian Burdge Cello
Technical Credits
Ben Johnston Composer,Group MemberBob Mathes String Arrangements
Bill McGathy Management
Jonathan Allen String Engineer
Joe LaPorta Mastering
Adam Bartlett Engineer
Conor O'Mahony A&R,Co-Coordinator
Ben Durling A&R
Richard Welland Design,Art Direction
Thomas Robson Cover Art
Ammar Malik Composer
James Johnston Composer
Mario Borgatta Engineer
James Roberto Johnston Group Member
Ash Reynolds Photography
KT Pipal Engineer
Ross Newbauer Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Jenny Nendick Contractor
Dalton Ricks Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Neil Dawes Assistant
Koby Berman Digital Editing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Joseph Barnes Assistant
Biffy Clyro Composer,Producer
Phil Christie A&R
Chris Laws Engineer,Programming
Paul Pritchard Assistant
Simon Neil Design,Artwork,Composer,Lyricist,Group Member,Art Direction
Mike Casteel Copyist
Steve Mac Composer,Producer
Rich Costey Mixing,Producer
Paul Craig Management
Adam Noble Mixing,Producer,Programming
Tim Summerhayes Recording
James Rushent Producer
Wesley Seidman Engineer
Daniel Pursey Engineer
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