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A Celebration of Endings is the eighth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Biffy Clyro. It was produced by Rich Costey and was released on 14 August 2020. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, making it the band's third consecutive studio album to top the chart.




Background


The band confirmed they were working on new material in an NME interview in July 2019, having released their soundtrack album Balance, Not Symmetry a few months earlier. Another NME interview in October 2019 confirmed the release of the album, with the working title Opus 8, for the 'first half of next year'.
The first single, "Instant History", was released on 20 February 2020, and first played on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show.
The album was initially planned for release of 15 May 2020, but was pushed back to 14 August due to difficulties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.




Critical reception



The album received critical acclaim upon release. On review aggregate website Metacritic, the album has an average score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim," based on 16 reviews. Kerrang! gave the album a perfect score, stating that "Biffy Clyro have delivered an album of restless invention, substance and style that arrives like a spray of water on the arid expanse of this saddest of summers." The Independent also gave the album a positive review, writing that the album "soothes, shakes and surprises at every turn".




Track listing






Personnel


Biffy Clyro

Simon Neil – lead vocals, guitars
James Johnston – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ben Johnston – drums, backing vocals, percussion
Additional personnel

Zac Rae – additional keyboards
Steve Mac – additional Keyboards
Rob Mathes – string arrangements and conducting
Jenny Nendick – conducting
Jackie Shave – concertmaster (1st violin)
Magnus Johnston – violin
Perry Montague-Mason – violin
Patrick Kiernan – violin
Pete Hanson – violin
Natalia Bonner – violin
Cathy Thompson – violin
Debbie Widdup – violin
Jonathan Evans-Jones – violin
Chris Tombling – violin
Bruce White – viola
Peter Lale – viola
Rachel Roberts – viola
Caroline Dearley – cello
Ian Burdge – cello
Jonathan Williams – cello
Caroline Dearley – cello
Production

Rich Costey – production, mixing
Steve Mac – production
James Rushent – additional production
Chris Laws – additional programming and engineering
Joe La Porta – mastering
Jonathan Allen – string recording
Paul Pritchard – string recording assistant
Neil Dawes – string recording assistant
KT Pipal – engineering
Mario Borgatta – engineering
Wesley M. Seidman – engineering
Cecil Barlett – engineering
Dann Pursey – engineering
Koby Merman – additional mix engineering and digital editing
Dalton Ricks – additional mix engineering
Ross Newbauer – additional mix engineering
Artwork and design

Thomas Robson – cover artwork
Simon Neil – additional artwork, art direction
Richard Welland – art direction
Ash Reynolds – photography




Charts






Certifications






Notes






References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• A Celebration of Endings
• Biffy Clyro
• The Myth of the Happily Ever After
• A Celebration of Endings: Live from the Barrowlands Ballroom
• Simon Neil
• Gulch (band)
• Muse (band)
• Biffy Clyro discography
• Rich Costey
• Space (disambiguation)