Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Following 2019's ambitious soundtrack Balance, Not Symmetry, Scotland's Biffy Clyro return with their ninth studio album, 2020's brightly attenuated A Celebration of Endings. The album again finds them working with producer Rich Costey, who'd previously helmed 2016's Ellipsis and who has worked with similarly inventive indie rock luminaries like Muse, Fiona Apple, and Supergrass, among others. Since their emergence as a wiry post-grunge outfit in the early 2000s, Biffy Clyro have matured into a reliably consistent power trio known for their prog-inflected anthems that balance pop hooks with kinetically aggressive rock arrangements. It's a sound they brought to fruition on 2009's Only Revolutions and one which they've continued to hone. In a post-millennial streaming world of individualized tracks, Biffy Clyro are somewhat of a throwback to the album-oriented alt rock of the '80s and '90s. Which is to say that while there are stand-out songs here, not every track is meant to play like an immediately gratifying three-minute earworm. There are those kinds of cuts here, including the propulsively galloping "Weird Leisure," with its crackling guitar leads and Queen-like harmonized falsetto backing vocals. Equally compelling is the rollicking "Tiny Indoor Fireworks," with its head-rush chorus about conquering obstacles, real or imagined, in which frontman Simon Neil sings, "I fire it up then blow it out/I build it up then tear it down/Summit the ocean, scale the lake/And I'll pray for the better days." Primarily though, on tracks like "The Champ," "End Of," and "The Pink Limit," they take a more sonically circuitous route, indulging in pummeling guitar riffage, off-kilter drum grooves, and Teutonic fuzz-tone bass bombast. There are also more languid moments as they expand their sound with orchestral flourishes, as on "Space" and the acoustic ballad "Opaque." Ultimately, A Celebration of Endings fits with Biffy Clyro's long-standing knack for combining stadium-sized rock uplift with an undercurrent of wry post-punk thrills.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - Jonathan Williams, Cello - Jonathan Allen, String Recording Engineer - Peter Hanson, Violin - Ian Burdge, Cello - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Peter Lale, Viola - ROB MATHES, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar - Chris Tombling, Violin - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Cathy Thompson, Violin - Bruce White, Viola - Perry Montague Mason, Violin - Magnus Johnston, Violin - Jackie Shave, Violin, Concertmaster - Jonathan Evans-Jones, Violin - Rachel Roberts, Viola - Caroline Dearnley, Cello - Paul Pritchard, Assistant Recording Engineer - Debbie Widdup, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Mike Casteel, Copier - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - Zachary Rae, Keyboards - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
Steve Mac, Composer - James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - Jonathan Williams, Cello - Jonathan Allen, String Recording Engineer - Peter Hanson, Violin - Ian Burdge, Cello - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Peter Lale, Viola - ROB MATHES, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Biffy Clyro, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar - Chris Tombling, Violin - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Cathy Thompson, Violin - Bruce White, Viola - Perry Montague Mason, Violin - Magnus Johnston, Violin - Jackie Shave, Violin, Concertmaster - Jonathan Evans-Jones, Violin - Rachel Roberts, Viola - Caroline Dearnley, Cello - Paul Pritchard, Assistant Recording Engineer - Debbie Widdup, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Mike Casteel, Copier - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - Zachary Rae, Keyboards - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
Steve Mac, Composer - James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Ammar Malik, Composer - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - James Rushent, Additional Production - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - Jonathan Williams, Cello - Jonathan Allen, String Recording Engineer - Peter Hanson, Violin - Ian Burdge, Cello - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Peter Lale, Viola - ROB MATHES, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar - Chris Tombling, Violin - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Cathy Thompson, Violin - Bruce White, Viola - Perry Montague Mason, Violin - Magnus Johnston, Violin - Jackie Shave, Violin, Concertmaster - Jonathan Evans-Jones, Violin - Rachel Roberts, Viola - Caroline Dearnley, Cello - Paul Pritchard, Assistant Recording Engineer - Debbie Widdup, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Mike Casteel, Copier - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - Zachary Rae, Keyboards - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
James Johnston, Backing Vocals, Bass - Jonathan Williams, Cello - Jonathan Allen, String Recording Engineer - Peter Hanson, Violin - Ian Burdge, Cello - Rich Costey, Producer, Mixer - Peter Lale, Viola - ROB MATHES, String Arranger, Strings Conductor - Biffy Clyro, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Ben Johnston, Drums, Backing Vocals - Simon Neil, Composer, Guitar - Chris Tombling, Violin - Patrick Kiernan, Violin - Cathy Thompson, Violin - Bruce White, Viola - Perry Montague Mason, Violin - Magnus Johnston, Violin - Jackie Shave, Violin, Concertmaster - Jonathan Evans-Jones, Violin - Rachel Roberts, Viola - Caroline Dearnley, Cello - Paul Pritchard, Assistant Recording Engineer - Debbie Widdup, Violin - Natalia Bonner, Violin - Mike Casteel, Copier - Mario Borgatta, Engineer - Joe La Porta, Masterer - Zachary Rae, Keyboards - KT Pipal, Engineer - Ross Newbauer, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Cecil Bartlett, Engineer - Koby Berman, Assistant Mix Engineer, Digital Editor
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records, a Warner Music Group company
Album review
Following 2019's ambitious soundtrack Balance, Not Symmetry, Scotland's Biffy Clyro return with their ninth studio album, 2020's brightly attenuated A Celebration of Endings. The album again finds them working with producer Rich Costey, who'd previously helmed 2016's Ellipsis and who has worked with similarly inventive indie rock luminaries like Muse, Fiona Apple, and Supergrass, among others. Since their emergence as a wiry post-grunge outfit in the early 2000s, Biffy Clyro have matured into a reliably consistent power trio known for their prog-inflected anthems that balance pop hooks with kinetically aggressive rock arrangements. It's a sound they brought to fruition on 2009's Only Revolutions and one which they've continued to hone. In a post-millennial streaming world of individualized tracks, Biffy Clyro are somewhat of a throwback to the album-oriented alt rock of the '80s and '90s. Which is to say that while there are stand-out songs here, not every track is meant to play like an immediately gratifying three-minute earworm. There are those kinds of cuts here, including the propulsively galloping "Weird Leisure," with its crackling guitar leads and Queen-like harmonized falsetto backing vocals. Equally compelling is the rollicking "Tiny Indoor Fireworks," with its head-rush chorus about conquering obstacles, real or imagined, in which frontman Simon Neil sings, "I fire it up then blow it out/I build it up then tear it down/Summit the ocean, scale the lake/And I'll pray for the better days." Primarily though, on tracks like "The Champ," "End Of," and "The Pink Limit," they take a more sonically circuitous route, indulging in pummeling guitar riffage, off-kilter drum grooves, and Teutonic fuzz-tone bass bombast. There are also more languid moments as they expand their sound with orchestral flourishes, as on "Space" and the acoustic ballad "Opaque." Ultimately, A Celebration of Endings fits with Biffy Clyro's long-standing knack for combining stadium-sized rock uplift with an undercurrent of wry post-punk thrills.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:14
- Main artists: Biffy Clyro
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company. ℗ 2020 14th Floor Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.
