Biffy Clyro: ‘Mountains’

After the career high of their last album, 'Puzzle', the Scottish three-piece have, in a somewhat strange though not unwelcome move, chosen this moment, four albums into their recording history, to release a single to act as a bridge to their next album. If ‘Mountains’ is anything to go on we’re in for a monster of a record in 2009.

In the meantime, however, we've got a suave, velvety rock ballad, like a mocha flavoured Foo Fighters' 'The Colour And The Shape'-era cappuccino, with a heroic and precipitous “I am a mountain!” chorus. Indeed to peer over the edge of the cliff face guitars is to be carried away by the immense power of the song. Roll on that fifth album.

Released on 25th August 2008 by 14th Floor.

Written by Richard Wood.