![]() “I feel like I’ve investigated myself more than I probably should – more than is probably healthy!” Simon Neil Was this a reaction to your last record ‘Ellipsis‘ being so personal? The songs felt like they were the ones that spoke to me the most.” SN: “I always remember saying, ‘I’m never going to write songs about society’ or whatever, but it’s just impossible not to. I’m normally very personal with what I write, but in this day and age it’s impossible to not be affected by these things that are constantly happening and infiltrating every aspect of all of our lives.” Were you reluctant to ‘go political’? It’s the first record where I’m looking outwards a little bit more. It doesn’t reflect what’s going on in any situation.”īiffy Clyro perform at the Isle Of Wight Festival 2019 Is it another double album? Or have you upped your game and gone triple? ![]() We have a song on the album called ‘The Champ’ that talks about “ the grey man’s curse”. That sounds so fucking drippy, but it’s within our power. We need to learn from the good, the bad and the ugly. SN: “The whole album represents us as a band and society as a whole. ![]() To get the lowdown on their new direction, we sat down with the Scottish trio to talk politics, going ‘vibro-pop’, bio-hacking, why rock dinosaurs must die and why Billie Eilish is “the best thing out of this century so far”. As you may have gathered, we find Biffy in a highly reflective mood. But why? Why do we need to just accept this shit?” Even going to football matches in Scotland as a kid and being exposed to a lot of bigotry – that’s part of the lexicon that you just take for granted. There are things that I saw when I was growing up that I wish I hadn’t. This song is me looking back on my life personally and the things I’ve learned over the years. I’m sure that this generation will find new ways to make mistakes, but to me this feels like the start of a new century. “I don’t think you’re always cursed to make the same mistakes again. You can’t just go on blindly and ignore everything that’s happened, but equally you can make your own history ahead of time. ![]() “The song is about embracing progress without completely dismissing everything that we’ve learned from the past. “‘Instant History’ does not represent the record, but as always we like to put the first song out as a bit of a rug-pull to set the panic stations,” Neil tells us. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |