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 by way of 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 unhappiness inside that. What will probably 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 folks would possibly maintain their treasured reminiscences filed away in picture albums, now a seemingly infinite quantity of pictures spanning years of our lives could be accessed in a break up second on our telephones.
“That led to reminiscing concerning the folks 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 via his thoughts. Enjoying scrappy variations of Nirvana songs in a storage after 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 can be the whole lot: the in-jokes, the lengthy conversations, the moments the place an unstated silence communicated greater than mere phrases ever might.
“Like all 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 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 neglect to completely admire what we’ve received.”
Futique is out there now for pre-order.
Biffy Clyro will play Glastonbury pageant‘s Pyramid Stage on Friday, June 27, at 8:15pm, native time.