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The Myth of the Happily Ever After
Rock · 2021 · 22 tracks · 1h 39m

The Myth of the Happily Ever After

Biffy Clyro

A jagged, deeply vulnerable reaction to global turmoil. Explosive Scottish rock that trades stadium optimism for complex, experimental, and heavy introspection.

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It's the weird, dark, and beautiful twin to their last album that proves they're still the kings of the unexpected.

A restless and deeply human collision of anxiety, grief, and defiant hope.

The Myth of the Happily Ever After · vs · Biffy Clyro
Solitude+1.8σ

Solitude saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 1h 39m
01
DumDum
3:32
01
North of No South
4:54
02
A Hunger in Your Haunt
3:49
02
The Champ
3:36
03
Weird Leisure
4:46
03
Denier
2:59
04
Separate Missions
5:18
04
Tiny Indoor Fireworks
4:12
05
Worst Type of Best Possible
3:52
05
Witch’s Cup
4:44
06
Holy Water
5:41
06
Space
4:25
07
End Of
4:30
07
Errors in the History of God
4:17
08
Instant History
4:05
08
Haru Urara
3:15
09
The Pink Limit
4:15
09
Unknown Male 01
6:09
10
Opaque
4:15
10
Existed
4:09
11
Slurpy Slurpy Sleep Sleep
6:09
11
Cop Syrup
6:34
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift into a choral, gospel-inflected breakdown during Unknown Male 01
The way Slurpy Slurpy Sleep Sleep builds from a glitchy synth pulse into a towering wall of distorted noise
The jarring, dissonant guitar riff that opens A Hunger in Your Haunt, snapping the listener out of the intro's haze
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