Description

This expanded release of Biffy Clyros The Vertigo Of Bliss has been re-mastered over three sides of vinyl for improved sound quality. The fourth side contains six non-album B-sides.

Available on coloured double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

Based on the evidence of The Vertigo Of Bliss, Ayrshires Biffy Clyro have matured massively since their debut album, Blackened Sky. While retaining a highly refined melodic sensibility that manifests itself mostly in their effortless vocal harmonies, theyve added a metallic heaviness to their sound, and bravely given themselves full range to experiment.

The Vertigo Of Bliss is never predictable, hardly even stable. Most of the tracks here are in constant flux. Pastoral acoustic guitars, fuzzed bass and sweet strings slip in and out of the mix, leading on to the next folksy interlude, wild jazz break or punky firestorm. One example of this is With Aplomb, where a pretty acoustic riff is gradually submerged in lush strings and vocal harmonies, before the band engage in a series of brief solos rising to a kind of Elizabethan rock climax recalling Ritchie Blackmore. Elsewhere Diary Of Always is a bizarre ballad driven by a Laurie Anderson-style vocal pulse, while Now The Action Is On Fire! mixes turbulent guitars and staccato strings, like a cross between John Cale and Ozzy Osbourne Dominic Wills