Puzzle

by Biffy Clyro

Overview

Although emo is often thought of as a direct descendent of punk and alternative, the genre's tricky song structures oftentimes teeter toward prog territory. Case in point: Puzzle, the fourth full-length by Ayrshire, Scotland's favorite sons, Biffy Clyro. While the riffs and singalong choruses bear a resemblance to Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, it's no secret that the members of this trio obviously know the ins and outs of their respective instruments -- this is certainly not the sound of a band still finding its footing. "Saturday Superhouse" somehow manages to not sound far removed from all the fresh-faced MTV darlings, while also including enough interesting bits to not sound like a mere mainstream rock rehash. Harder to pin down tracks such as "Who's Got a Match?" bring to mind the quirky pop of Supergrass, and "Semi-Mental" is comparable to Weezer -- if they spent more time studying their Rush records instead of Cheap Trick ones. Released in the U.K. several months ahead of the U.S., Puzzle already has a head start in the buzz sweepstakes -- it's a certified smash overseas (nearly topping the album charts at number two, while "Saturday Superhouse" almost reached the Top Ten on the singles charts). ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/2015
Label:	Imports
UPC:	0825646178216
Rank:	66266

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Biffy Clyro   Primary Artist
Dorothy Lawson   Cello
Steve Bryant   Violin
Graeme Revell   Conductor
Mike Norman   Piano,Keyboards,Saxophone
Tim Garland   Violin
Simon Neil   Guitar,Vocals,Bass (Electric)
John Pilskog   Violin
Clark Story   Violin
Rajan Krishnaswami   Cello
Sue Jane Bryant   Viola
Simon James   Violin
Deborah Stephens   Choir/Chorus
Ben Kaplan   Keyboards
Scott Ligocki   Viola
Ben Johnston   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Maria Johnson   Choir/Chorus
Lara Papadakis   Choir/Chorus
Charles Stevens   Choir/Chorus
Jennifer Ivester   Choir/Chorus
James Roberto Johnston   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Andy Wallace   Mixing
Biffy Clyro   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Choir Arrangement
Graeme Revell   Arranger,Orchestration,Choir Arrangement
GGGarth   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Digital Editing
Sam Hofstedt   Assistant Engineer
Reed Ruddy   Engineer
Mike Fraser   Engineer,Recording
Quentin Gauthier "Nacho"   Assistant Engineer
Jan Petrov   Assistant Engineer
Sam Koop   Studio Assistant
Simon Neil   Composer,Lyricist,Group Member,Instrumentation
Robin Nash   Drum Technician,Studio Technician
Howie Weinberg   Mastering
Ben Kaplan   Engineer,Pro-Tools,Recording,Digital Editing
Paul Suarez   Mixing Engineer
Andy VanDette   Digital Editing
Roger Lian   Digital Editing
Becky Scott   Production Coordination
Mike Kutchman   Assistant Engineer
Steve Gullick   Photography
Conor O'Mahony   Coordination
Dave Fawbert   A&R
Alex Gilbert   A&R