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[ROCK] Huge stars overseas but not particularly well known stateside, Scottish trio Biffy Clyro have vacillated between an edgier, metal-inspired arena sound and something closer to pop music for the last 20 years—experiencing some heady highs (everywhere but here, where they’re nonetheless signed to Warner imprint 14th Floor) along the way. Last year’s Ellipsis is the band’s seventh release and finds them veering toward accessibility, eschewing proggy rhythmic complexity in favor of a more anthemic punch. Both Ellipsis and 2013’s double-disc Opposites were UK #1 albums – it takes an enormous level of popularity to hit the top of the charts with a double album, just sayin’. For a band that plays to huge crowds elsewhere, it’s a unique opportunity to catch them in the intimate environs of Buffalo Iron Works on Sunday, May 14 with openers Spirit Animal.