Biffy Clyro To Release MTV Unplugged: Live At Roundhouse London On May 25

Although their live shows are best known for their electrifying and explosive energy, Scottish superstar rock trio Biffy Clyro have often demonstrated that their songs possess an added poignancy when stripped back to their essence. Now the band can announce details of their first acoustic album, MTV Unplugged: Live At Roundhouse London to be released on May 25. Album pre-orders begin today. Click here or here to pre-order and get an instant audio/video download of "Many Of Horror".

Recorded at London's famous Roundhouse venue on November 8 last year, the set represented the U.K. relaunch of the iconic MTV Unplugged series. Biffy Clyro follow in the footsteps of influential rock bands who have previously performed as part of the series, notably Nirvana, Pearl Jam and R.E.M.

MTV LIVE will broadcast this rare Biffy Clyro acoustic session on Saturday May 26, at 9:00 P.M. ET and again at 12:00 A.M. ET. Additionally, the show will repeat 5 times the following week. Click here for further details.

The set is rich with favorites from the Biffy Clyro catalogue. "Machines", from 2007's Puzzle is already long established as a highlight of the band's live shows as frontman Simon Neil performs accompanied by a single acoustic guitar, while the likes of "Many of Horror", from Only Revolutions (2010), "Re-arrange" and "Medicine" from their current album Ellipsis (2016) are all natural fits for an Unplugged performance. Yet the band also flourish with stripped-back performances of songs that were more aggressive and dramatic in their original form, such as "The Captain" (Only Revolutions), "Black Chandelier" from the album Opposites (2013) and "Bubbles" (Only Revolutions).

The album also presents some special treats for Biffy fans. A bold take on the Beach Boys' classic "God Only Knows" is an undoubted highlight, while a brand new original song is also included in the shape of "Different Kind of Love".

Everyone who pre-orders the album from the Biffy Clyro official store - http://mtvunplugged.biffyclyro.com/ - will subsequently receive a pre-sale code for the band's MTV Unplugged U.K./Ireland tour which commences in September.

The U.K. MTV Unplugged tour presents a chance for a wider audience to see Biffy Clyro play a rare full-length acoustic set in magnificent, intimate surroundings:

Tracklisting for MTV Unplugged: Live At Roundhouse London:

1. The Captain

2. Biblical

3. Re-arrange

4. Drop It

5. Black Chandelier

6. Folding Stars

7. Different Kind Of Love

8. Mountains

9. God Only Knows (Beach Boys cover)

10. Opposite

11. Small Wishes

12. Bubbles

13. Medicine

14. Many of Horror

15. Machines

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