In which the Ayrshire three continue their bid to be the most reviewed artist on Whisperin' & Hollerin' (14 and still counting) while maintaining their relentless pitch to transform local hero status into worldwide fame.
The single is taken from their album 'Only Revolutions' and boasts the services of Queen of the Stone Age's Josh Homme to help bolster the strident riffery.
There is an official video but I like the one linked below for the help with the lyrics which are hard to catch and harder still to make any sense of.
What is the symbolism of all those popping bubbles? Why is the girl a sinner? and if she really is down by the river why does the cover show a woman on a beach? What does it matter anyway?
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As The Who once so succinctly put it, this is a sound which is "meaty, beaty, big and bouncy" , it sounds great on the radio and probably even better live. The freak out guitar finale is a particularly welcome touch, inexplicably excluded from my review copy.
If the album as a whole matches this standard, the long predicted global breakthrough moment could finally be here. If so, it wouldn't exactly be a victory for innovation but would be a just reward for all the hard graft they've put in over the years.
Biffy Clyro website
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