If Final Straw introduced Snow Patrol to the mainstream and Eyes Open cemented the band's popularity, then A Hundred Million Suns is the group's ultimate bid for stardom, its slick production and sonic uplift designed to catapult Snow Patrol into the upper echelons of modern music. Like "Chasing Cars," the mega-single from Snow Patrol's previous album, tracks like "Take Back the City" and "If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" are slyly repetitive -- their hooks are cyclic, each comprising only a handful of notes, and their straightforward familiarity helps maximize the songs' singalong potential. But A Hundred Million Suns also features more curve balls than the band's past catalog, from "Lifeboats" (an icy love song with synthesizer glissandos and falsetto harmonies) to "The Golden Floor," whose handclap-and-stomp intro recalls the light hip-hop flavor of OneRepublic's "Apologize." This is where Snow Patrol sound best -- at the intersection between marketable pop/rock and something more challenging, whether it's an unexpected arrangement or an interesting melodic turn. The band's appeal also owes a good deal to Gary Lightbody, who maintains his status as the least famous frontman of a very famous band. He's the boy next door, a musical Everyman who's just as average looking as Chris Martin and only half as desperately self-effacing. Looks may have little to do with an artist's music, but such appearances help ground Snow Patrol's music, even while "Take Back the City" and "Please Take These Photos from My Hands" reach for the same stars that U2 routinely grab. When A Hundred Million Suns focuses on music -- not saccharine radio fodder like "Chasing Cars," but actual music, with twists and turns that haven't been mapped out by generations of likeminded balladeers -- the album wholly warrants Snow Patrol's fame, presenting a band that aspires to pop/rock grandeur without developing the accompanying ego. As a result, this is the group's best work yet.
Snow Patrol has continued their ascension into the upper reaches of stadium ready powerpop with their latest album A Hundred Million Suns (itunes ) (amazon ). The album kicks off with the double fisted ultimate punch of If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It and the soothing melodies of Crack The Shutters before the first single, Take Back The City, mellows out a bit and segues into the melancholic ...
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No one is more excited that Snow Patrol has come out with their newest album, A Hundred Million Suns than I am. I've waited patiently for new songs to commit to memory and finally that patience has paid off. However, I'm not so sure that I'm impressed with the long awaited and anticipated album. It... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit the MCMB website for full links, free music, great v...
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With the success of 2006's Eyes Open, Snow Patrol backed themselves into a corner. The album went platinum primarily on the strength of "Chasing Cars", and that song saw a lot of its success as a result of an appearance on Grey's Anatomy. So you can understand the potential pressure for a successful follow-up. But this Tuesday the Irish rockers (with normal names) release their fifth studio alb...
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Music News- As we reported here in August, the new cd from Irish rockers SNOW PATROL, called A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS will be out this month. Official release date is set for October 28, but we now have a single from the release called, TAKE BACK THE CITY and a new video for it (on our Today's Video Clip page). The video was shot in East London by acclaimed video director Alex Courtes (...
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Snow Patrol has a new album coming out next month, entitled A Hundred Million Suns, due out October 27th. The lead single, Take Back the City , has come online, which you can listen to here on their website (or down below, streaming) and on their myspace page . I'm excited for this album. I really dug their last album, 2006's Eyes Open , although I have a number of extremely bittersweet...
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Snow Patrol spent all summer recording their fifth studio album. They jammed in Berlin's Hansa studios, as well as the Grouse Lodge way out in bumble Ireland with producer Jacknife Lee. In the end they came up with A Hundred Million Suns, which drops October 28th."I'm so proud of this record," lead singer Gary Lightbody said via a press release. "Everybody played out of their skin. Garret (Jac...
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This came up on the playlist this morning, and set off a little chain reaction, leading to.... (see next post)
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With the success of 2006's Eyes Open, Snow Patrol backed themselves into a corner. The album went platinum primarily on the strength of "Chasing Cars", and that song saw a lot of its success as a result of an appearance on Grey's Anatomy. So you can understand the potential pressure for a successful follow-up. But this Tuesday the Irish rockers (with normal names) release their fifth studio alb...
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Judging from the postings of my favorite music blogs and sites, a press release went out already announcing Snow Patrol's next album "A Hundred Million Suns". However, keen fans should know the first place to look is not the site, but rather the most recent postings by Mr. Gary Lightbody on the SP.com forum, should he remember to do so (hell, he's got a Mog account and that's been dead for awhi...
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For so many reasons, but for this line alone..."I'm not afraid of anything, even timeit'll eke away at everything, but we'll be fine..."
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Snow Patrol has a new album coming out next month, entitled A Hundred Million Suns, due out October 27th. The lead single, Take Back the City , has come online, which you can listen to here on their website (or down below, streaming) and on their myspace page . I'm excited for this album. I really dug their last album, 2006's Eyes Open , although I have a number of extremely bittersweet...
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From the album, A Hundred Million Suns.The music video was shot in Cape Town, South Africa where the band was playing the Coke Zero Festival. Lead singer Gary Lightbody is also working on two solo projects. A "Napoleonic rock-band collaboration" titled Listen Tank and a country album, Tired Pony. Maybe looking too much into it but the video seems to have the theme that humans affect the world a...
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Snow Patrol have taken off with a bang with the release of their new album A Hundred Million Suns . Now with a few weeks under their belt getting used to the limelight once again, the band chose 'Crack The Shutters ' as their second single ('Take Back The City ' was their first). According to the band's MySpace page , 'Crack the Shutters' became a fan favorite during their Take Back The Ci...
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Alright, enough of my hollow words. No matter how clever I aim to be you're just here for the music. I've got you figured out, especially all you who read via my feed. Scalawags. This is the Best of the Remix series. Each month I scour the interwebs for what I think are the best remixes. Here they are presented in an easy to read and easy to listen to format. If you'd like to check out t...
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No one is more excited that Snow Patrol has come out with their newest album, A Hundred Million Suns than I am. I've waited patiently for new songs to commit to memory and finally that patience has paid off. However, I'm not so sure that I'm impressed with the long awaited and anticipated album. It... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit the MCMB website for full links, free music, great v...
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Snow Patrol has continued their ascension into the upper reaches of stadium ready powerpop with their latest album A Hundred Million Suns (itunes ) (amazon ). The album kicks off with the double fisted ultimate punch of If There's A Rocket Tie Me To It and the soothing melodies of Crack The Shutters before the first single, Take Back The City, mellows out a bit and segues into the melancholic ...
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Music News- As we reported here in August, the new cd from Irish rockers SNOW PATROL, called A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS will be out this month. Official release date is set for October 28, but we now have a single from the release called, TAKE BACK THE CITY and a new video for it (on our Today's Video Clip page). The video was shot in East London by acclaimed video director Alex Courtes (...
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MUSIC NEWS - Irish rockers, Snow Patrol have announced a fall 2009 headline tour of the US. The tour will start September 10th in St. Paul, MN, and will criss-cross the Norht America before ending in Los Angeles on October 20th. The band, led by frontman Gary Lightbody, is currently on the road with Coldplay and will also be supporting fellow Irishmen U2 on their 360 Degree Tour this fall...
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These are no fresh news but Snow Patrol released their 5th studio album A Hundred Millions Suns a 2 weeks ago & I got a hold of a sick remix of the first single by Lilica Libertine . "Take Back The City (Lillica Libertine Remix)" | download I totally recommend "Lifeboats", amazing. Snow Patrol | Myspace | Tour Dates | Buy
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The only band to have a frontman who can give Johnny Borrell a run for his money in the irritating self-important front man league, Snow Patrol, have announced a unique 48 hour tour around the UK and Ireland around release day of their new album, A Hundred Million Suns which is out on Monday 27th [...]
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