Biffy Clyro - The Modern Leper

  

1. Who are they?

Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band from Kilmarnock, Scotland, formed in 1995. They are popular (their eighth album A Celebration Of Endings (2020) debuted at number one in the UK album charts and sold over a million copies) and have a hard rock edge. The Modern Leper (June, 2019) is a Frightened Rabbit cover and came from an album of Frightened Rabbit covers Tiny Changes: A Celebration Of The Midnight Organ Fight (July, 2019).

2. What have they got?

It works the fuck out of the good old Pixies quiet loud dynamic. Soulful, heavy and moving.

3. Who do Biffy Clyro sound like?

Biffy Clyro are similar to Twin Atlantic, Feeder, Nothing But Thieves and of course Mastersystem.

4. Which bands have influenced Biffy Clyro?

Some of Biffy Clyro’s influences are Metallica, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, and Pixies.

5. What have the press said?

“A deafening, arena-ready treatment”- Billboard.

“A dense, angst-ridden rework”- Juno Records.

“A celebration of a record”- Paste Magazine.

"And vital parts fall from his system,

And dissolve in the Scottish rain,

But vitally he doesn't miss them,

He's too fucked up to care"