I’m more of a head scratcher than a chin stroker when it comes to music. Gangham Style mania made me scratch more than usual but nothing has made my head itchier in recent years than Australian radios (I’m looking at you triple j) snub of Biffy Clyro. They’re one of the biggest rock bands in the UK, have played Wembley and even been sanctioned by god himself - Dave Grohl. Yet the cold-shoulder remains. I salute the local fan base, mainly Brits, that have embraced the band, but hungry music fans out there looking for a hot rock injection are left starving in this case. I know this argument can be said for a lot of music overlooked in Australia by radio broadcasters but today my two cents worth is about Biffy.

I’m going to save the rest of my column inches to spruik about the band, because they’re worth writing about. In a nutshell they’re three dudes from Scotland, two of the members are twin brothers and they’ve been playing in a band together since they were teenagers. If you’re a Biffy virgin, personally I would start by listening to Puzzle (released in 2007) but fuck listen to all their albums if you can! Puzzle is heavier than their more recent album and the first track ‘Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies’ is still the ballsiest song they play live. Real UK breakthrough came for the band with the album Only Revolutions, released in 2009. Packed full of rock sing-a-longs not dissimilar to a Foos sound, it had them sitting on the conveyor belt of success. ‘Many of Horror’ is the standout track for me and I may or may not have fist pumped to many of the songs on this album at their last show here. If you do one thing at least, go and see them live. They are tight and you won’t be disappointed. HOPEFULLY they tour Oz this year after they release their new album ‘Opposites’ on Feb 1.

So get on board the Biffy train and prove to the chin strokers this is a band that can’t be ignored.
 

-Kelly C