Album Review: Snow Patrol ‘Fallen Empires’ : April 14, 2012

Fallen Empires is an album of subtle movements. Even if you are not consciously aware of the direction of travel, you are most certainly being taken somewhere. The questi [...]

Snow Patrol Takes ‘Fallen Empires’ on Tour of US : January 11, 2012

Snow Patrol’s latest album, Fallen Empires, just dropped yesterday, but the band already is announcing plans for a North American tour this Spring. The first date on th [...]

R.E.M., Snow Patrol Principles Record Country Album : May 14, 2010

Snow Patrol lead vocalist Gary Lightbody and R.E.M. lead singer and guitarist Peter Buck joined forces to write and produce a country music studio effort, and they even f [...]

Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’ Declared UK Song of Decade : December 30, 2009

As the year comes to a close, Snow Patrol has something to celebrate about aside from the coming of a new year. Their hit single, ‘Chasing Cars’, was named as UK’s [...]

Snow Patrol to Headline V Fest After Oasis Cancellation : August 24, 2009

Snow Patrol saves the day for V Festival fans this year after Oasis canceled their headlining performance due to lead singer Liam Gallagher contracting viral laryngitis. [...]

snow patrol Biography

The alternative rock band Snow Patrol is from Northern Ireland but was formed originally in 1994 at University of Dundee in Scotland. They are now based out of Glasgow, Scotland. The first three records of the band's, 1997's “Starfighter Pilot,” 1998's “Songs for Polarbears,” and 2001's “When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up” all were unsuccessful commercially. In 2002 they signed with Polydor Records.

In 2003, Snow Patrol achieved national fame when they released “Final Straw,” their debut album with a major label. In the UK the set became 5x platinum certified and sold more than 3 million worldwide copies. They released “Eyes Open” in 2006. “Chasing Cars,” the hit single off the set, brought the band even greater international fame. “Eyes Open” was that year's top-selling British album and sold more than 6 million worldwide copies. Snow Patrol released “A Hundred Million Suns” in 2008 and “Up to Now,” a compilation album, in 2009.

Snow Patrol, over the course of the band's career, has won the Meteor Ireland Music Awards five times and been nominated for a BRIT Award three times. The band has sold more than ten million worldwide albums since releasing “Final Straw.” Currently the band is preparing to release “Fallen Empires,” their sixth studio album, and tour Ireland and the UK in early 2012.