Snow Patrol are swiftly following up on the success of Take Back The City with a new single, Crack The Shutters.
This will be the second single from their amazing new album, A Hundred Million Suns. I’ve been gradually becoming more fond of Snow Patrol recently, and Crack The Shutters kind of cements my admiration for the band. The song, as usual for this band, is a rich blanket of sound, unmistakeably Snow Patrol.
It’s been absolutely ages since we’ve heard a decent rock song with a “whoa whoa” chorus.
Isn’t it refreshing then that Snow Patrol have decided to run with an up-tempo song as the first single from their new album? And not only an up-tempo song, but a darned catchy one at that?
How awesome is it to have a Northern Irish band on the Spider-Man 3 soundtrack? Props to Snow Patrol for pulling off such a feat!
Proud as I am, it’s a fact that the last few singles from Snow Patrol are starting to blend into one pounding drum, euphoric cliche. I mean, it’s like every song is a depressive re-interpretation of U2’s Beautiful Day.
This is the first time I get to review Snow Patrol, a band from our native Northern Ireland. But I promise to be objective….even though it’s a constant thrill to see a local band make it big!
One thing I will say is that it’s great to see hear the Northern Irish accent come through so heavily in Gary Lightbody’s vocals. I think in the right setting, our accent can be quite soulful and unique. (check out Duke Special for further proof!)
Anyway, on to Chasing Cars. I love the song. But I’m of the school who thinks that Snow Patrol sound a wee bit too much like Coldplay and U2. Don’t you? I haven’t listened to their first album, but the songs I’ve heard from Eyes Open play to a very safe, radio-friendly formula.
The video is less than exciting, featuring Lightbody for the most part lying on the ground singing. I’d give it a miss, but I know you want me to link to it.
On a funny note, I read that the title of the song comes from Gary Lightbody’s father who once said of a girl he fancied “You’re like a dog chasing a car. You’ll never catch it and you wouldn’t know what to do with it if you did.” Nice one.
