Biffy Clyro have introduced particulars of their forthcoming tenth album, Futique.
The follow-up to 2021’s The Fantasy of the Fortunately Ever After, Futique might be launched on September 26 through 14th Flooring/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 once we do something for the final time and there’s a magnificence and disappointment inside that. What might be your Futique?”
A press assertion accompanying information of the album’s launch reads: “The thought behind the title is knowledgeable by Simon’s ideas on how our perceptions of reminiscence have shifted throughout the digital period. Whereas as soon as individuals would possibly preserve their treasured recollections filed away in photograph albums, now a seemingly infinite quantity of pictures spanning years of our lives could be accessed in a cut up second on our telephones.
“That led to reminiscing concerning the individuals and the issues he misses from his youth. However extra intriguingly, it impressed a special 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 metallic band Empire State Bastard.
“His adventures with Biffy Clyro bandmates James and Ben Johnston flashed by his thoughts. Enjoying 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 may.
“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 at all times been Biffy Clyro in opposition to the world. Whereas that narrative is restricted 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 neglect to totally recognize what we’ve received.”
Futique is offered now for pre-order.
Biffy Clyro will play Glastonbury competition‘s Pyramid Stage on Friday, June 27, at 8:15pm, native time.
