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8.0
88350
8.0 |
Q
This record is so lean that you can practically see its veins popping out. Print edition only
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8.0
88351
8.0 |
Mojo
Brings a fresh twist to Biffy’s stop-start riffage. Print edition only
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8.0
88516
8.0 |
NME
The whole feel of the album is fun, shackle-free, uninhibited, but still masterfully crafted
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8.0
88529
8.0 |
The Observer
Though they’re now festival headliners, chart-toppers and X Factor cover material, it’s clear the fierce, weird and wonderful Biffy still have plenty of ambition
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8.0
88535
8.0 |
DIY
An ambitious double album filled with reverb and distortion this it not, but if a new, playful kind of Biffy Clyro take your fancy, there’s more than enough of ‘Ellipsis’ to dive headfirst into
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8.0
88539
8.0 |
Evening Standard
There’s a Muse-style grandiosity to everything Biffy Clyro do, but it is leavened by their love for a whistleable tune. They’re major players now
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7.5
88835
7.5 |
The 405
Ellipsis has an air of Moving Pictures about it; an amalgamation of everything that came before it into a cohesive whole, with a couple of new bits added in. It's still Biffy, but it sounds a little new
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7.5
88481
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Ellipsis is the band’s leanest record thus far. Everything from the guitar feedback, Simon Neil’s impassioned vocals and the understated synths and harmonies that lie beneath the rest of the instrumentation feel precisely crafted
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7.0
88444
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
You can’t help but feel that anyone expecting this to be a return to the approach of their first three albums is going to be disappointed
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7.0
88349
7.0 |
Uncut
A rewarding evolution by a band that could easily coast on their rugged laurels. Print edition only
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7.0
88572
7.0 |
Gig Soup
Despite its minor weaknesses, 'Ellipsis' is an album that fans can get their teeth into
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6.0
88846
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Ellipsis shows that Biffy Clyro can still produce strong singles, but they fail to provide any real substance beyond them
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6.0
88509
6.0 |
The Independent
Ellipsis finds Biffy Clyro reverting for the most part to the core blend of melody and heaviness that draws comparisons with Muse
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6.0
88353
6.0 |
The Music
The boys roll out their best song first
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5.8
88454
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Clearly Biffy Clyro see themselves as strivers, a band that charges relentlessly forward. But at times, listeners might wonder if they’re headed in any interesting direction
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5.5
88781
5.5 |
Beardfood
For the first time in history the Scottish accent doesn’t have any wondrous feelings attached to it, and that’s a sin in itself
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5.0
89189
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Nothing on Ellipsis is striking in the way that Biffy Clyro songs so often have been in the past. Against their own standards, their latest just can’t stand on its own
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4.0
88511
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Casual listeners will find the odd foot-tapper, but ardent fans looking for an excuse to mosh may be disappointed
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4.0
88504
4.0 |
The Guardian
For the most part, there’s a distinct lack of joy, discovery and invention here
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4.0
88352
4.0 |
The Arts Desk
As real rock, this isn't much more convincing than Justin Bieber in a leather jacket
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