Biffy Clyro have just released their second single 'Justboy' for Beggars Banquet. It was released on Monday (1st October) so I recommend that you go and buy it now. Their Debut single '27' reached the acclaimed 'single of the week' in Kerrang. Now after touring with the likes of Lama Farmers and Sunna they're off on a tour of their own.

Reaching single of the week was a great achievement for the band. 'It was a dream come true' said Simon. Then James went on to say ' We've all been reading Kerrang since being 13, 14 year olds and we used to flick to the back to see if our gigs got mentioned, but to get single of the week was totally astounding.'

The band had a gradual climb to their current status. They've been together for six years and they've gone from playing to old men in Stuarton to playing at the biggest festivals and releasing an EP and two singles. Simon informed me that the single 'Justboy' was a number 85 when we interviewed them. So I asked if they thought it would do any better, 'It's hard without an album out as people don't realise what we're about and think we're like Feeder and Bush.' Said Simon. The album will be released at the end of February and will feature a couple of tracks from their EP 'thekidswhopoptodaywillrocktommorow'.

However, the band aren't too concerned with their CD success, they'd much rather pack out shows around the country. 'There's no way of finding out how well you've done with CD's' said Simon. I asked how the tour was going, and despite a cancellation the night before at Inverness it seems to be going quite well. Perhaps the strangest thing for them was signing CD's in Buchanon street, Glasgow. 'That was totally different to anything we've ever done, after we played the gig we had to sign things for about 45 minutes to an hour' said James being almost like an excited kid who still couldn't believe what happened.

The summer was a big thing for Biffy Clyro. They played both T in the Park and the Carling Reading/Leeds Festivals. Just like the Cosmic Rough Riders, Biffy Clyro were unfortunate to be opposite The Strokes. I asked them how they reacted to this, 'Being in Scotland it wasn't too bad, being a Scottish band, but if it were Reading it would have been' said Simon, they then sympathised with the Cosmics, and too right. 'Festivals are great but there was one toilet to every male backstage and it got blocked so it wasn't too nice' said James. Being a small band the guys also got pretty star struck seeing bands like Alien Ant Farm and Mercury Rev shocked the guys.

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To be a band starting up in Kilmarnock it was difficult as 'well, you've got that sort of Ned element and there's just no venues' said Simon, so they ended up playing in places like Stuarton and Irving. I asked about what the guys think of the Dundee scene and they feel it's great, and rated one of the support acts 'Mecury Tilt Switch'.

The future is looking bright for Biffy Clyro, they've got the rest of the tour and then the album release (which I can't wait for) and hopefully getting the album over to places like America. All I can say to it all is 'Good Luck'.

Just for you guys I asked what the band recommended you all buy to stick in to your CD collection. They recommended the following; Jimmy Eat World, Aereogramme (check a review with Aereogramme next week), Burnt Aliens and of course Biffy Clyro.

The band single came out on Monday on Beggars Banquet and should be available at most good record stores. And look out for the Album at the end of February. You can also find out everything that's going on with the band if you visit their website at www.biffyclyro.com.

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