Biffy Clyro have introduced particulars of their forthcoming tenth album, Futique.
The follow-up to 2021’s The Fable of the Fortunately Ever After, Futique will probably be launched on September 26 through 14th Ground/Warners. The album’s first single, A Little Love, was launched on June 11.
“Futique is an exploration of concepts, objects or relationships that exist throughout time,” says frontman Simon Neil. “We’re by no means conscious after we do something for the final time and there’s a magnificence and disappointment inside that. What will probably be your Futique?”
A press assertion accompanying information of the album’s launch reads: “The concept behind the title is knowledgeable by Simon’s ideas on how our perceptions of reminiscence have shifted in the course of the digital period. Whereas as soon as individuals may maintain their treasured recollections filed away in photograph albums, now a seemingly infinite quantity of photographs spanning years of our lives will be accessed in a break up second on our telephones.
“That led to reminiscing in regards to the individuals and the issues he misses from his youth. However extra intriguingly, it impressed a unique thought: what are the issues that he cherishes now that he’ll miss sooner or later? It was a thought-provoking idea that gained better pertinence as he spent a lot of 2023 touring together with his leftfield excessive steel band Empire State Bastard.
“His adventures with Biffy Clyro bandmates James and Ben Johnston flashed by means of his thoughts. Taking part in scrappy variations of Nirvana songs in a storage once they have been 15-year-olds with modest ambitions. Seeing a sea of faces stretching far over the horizon as they headlined Studying and Obtain. And above all, the small issues which might be every little thing: the in-jokes, the lengthy conversations, the moments the place an unstated silence communicated greater than mere phrases ever might.
“Like several long-term relationship, they’ve encountered challenges alongside the way in which. However collectively they realised that they should take the time to nurture the deep-rooted love that has saved them collectively. It has all the time been Biffy Clyro towards the world. Whereas that narrative is particular to the band’s personal experiences, it’s additionally immediately relatable. Deep down, so many people get misplaced within the hectic calls for of life and overlook to completely respect what we’ve received.”
Futique is offered now for pre-order.
Biffy Clyro will play Glastonbury pageant‘s Pyramid Stage on Friday, June 27, at 8:15pm, native time.
